diff --git a/scripts/remove b/scripts/remove
index 388fde0..e03a266 100755
--- a/scripts/remove
+++ b/scripts/remove
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ then
 fi
 
 #Restore Imagick policy
-ynh_replace_string --match_string="<policy domain="coder" rights="read" pattern="PDF" />" \
-		--replace_string="<policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="PDF" />" \
-		--target_file="/etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml"
+if [ -z /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml ]; then
+	ynh_replace_string --match_string="<policy domain="coder" rights="read" pattern="PDF" />" \
+			--replace_string="<policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="PDF" />" \
+			--target_file="/etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml"
+fi
 
 # Remove the log files
 ynh_script_progression --message="Removing log file..." --weight=1