diff --git a/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_setup.ps1 b/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_setup.ps1
index e1bcb027e5..510cccbfc3 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_setup.ps1
+++ b/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_setup.ps1
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-$test_root="$env:HOMEDRIVE$env:HOMEPATH\minikube-integration"
-$test_home="$test_root\$env:COMMIT"
+$test_home="$env:HOMEDRIVE$env:HOMEPATH\minikube-integration"
 $env:KUBECONFIG="$test_home\kubeconfig"
 $env:MINIKUBE_HOME="$test_home\.minikube"
 
+# delete in case previous test was unexpectedly ended and teardown wasn't run
+rm -r -Force $test_home
 mkdir -p $test_home
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_teardown.ps1 b/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_teardown.ps1
index 49f8e1272b..2dc1248f7e 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_teardown.ps1
+++ b/hack/jenkins/windows_integration_teardown.ps1
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-$test_root="$env:HOMEDRIVE$env:HOMEPATH\minikube-integration"
-$test_home="$test_root\$env:COMMIT"
+$test_home="$env:HOMEDRIVE$env:HOMEPATH\minikube-integration"
 
-rm -r $test_home
+rm -r -Force $test_home