diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
index c259e2272..c841b4a64 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ public class FileUtils {
 		for (FileHandle file : dir.list()){
 			if (file.isDirectory()){
 				foundTemp = cleanTempFiles(dirName + file.name()) || foundTemp;
-			} else if (file.length() == 0) {
-				file.delete();
+			//FIXME commenting this out for now as I suspect it may have been resulting in
+			// significantly elevated cold and warm start times on Android due to the increased IO
+			//} else if (file.length() == 0) {
+			//	file.delete();
 			} else {
 				if (file.name().endsWith(".tmp")){
 					FileHandle temp = file;