diff --git a/pkg/artifact/tasks.go b/pkg/artifact/tasks.go
index 8109ecf7..38d86d73 100644
--- a/pkg/artifact/tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/artifact/tasks.go
@@ -18,17 +18,19 @@ package artifact
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/common"
-	"github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/core/connector"
-	"github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/core/logger"
-	coreutil "github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/core/util"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/core/connector"
+	"github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/core/logger"
+	coreutil "github.com/kubesphere/kubekey/pkg/core/util"
 )
 
 type DownloadISOFile struct {
@@ -107,6 +109,11 @@ func (a *ArchiveDependencies) Execute(runtime connector.Runtime) error {
 	if err := coreutil.Tar(src, a.Manifest.Arg.Output, src); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(errors.WithStack(err), "archive %s failed", src)
 	}
+
+	// remove the src directory
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(src); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(errors.WithStack(err), "remove %s failed", src)
+	}
 	return nil
 }