diff --git a/matlab/dynare.m b/matlab/dynare.m
index 811a9d0c7..b8a4c7b7a 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare.m
@@ -236,8 +236,12 @@ end
 % otherwise the preprocessor can't recompile it
 if isoctave
     clear([fname(1:end-4) '.static'], [fname(1:end-4) '.dynamic'])
+    clear([fname(1:end-4) '.sparse.static_resid'], [fname(1:end-4) '.sparse.static_g1'], [fname(1:end-4) '.sparse.static_g2'])
+    clear([fname(1:end-4) '.sparse.dynamic_resid'], [fname(1:end-4) '.sparse.dynamic_g1'], [fname(1:end-4) '.sparse.dynamic_g2'], [fname(1:end-4) '.sparse.dynamic_g3'])
 else
     clear(['+' fname(1:end-4) '/static'], ['+' fname(1:end-4) '/dynamic'])
+    clear(['+' fname(1:end-4) '/sparse/static_resid'], ['+' fname(1:end-4) '/sparse/static_g1'], ['+' fname(1:end-4) '/sparse/static_g2'])
+    clear(['+' fname(1:end-4) '/sparse/dynamic_resid'], ['+' fname(1:end-4) '/sparse/dynamic_g1'], ['+' fname(1:end-4) '/sparse/dynamic_g2'], ['+' fname(1:end-4) '/sparse/dynamic_g3'])
 end
 
 [status, result] = system(command);