diff --git a/invesalius/data/surface.py b/invesalius/data/surface.py
index 0ffc0fc..a1eb2c7 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/surface.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/surface.py
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ class SurfaceManager():
                 os.remove(filename_polydata)
             except (WindowsError):
                 print "Error while removing surface temporary file"
+        if sys.platform == 'linux2':
+            try:
+                os.remove(filename_img)
+                os.remove(filename_polydata)
+            except (OSError):
+                print "Error while removing surface temporary file"
         else:
             os.remove(filename_img)
             os.remove(filename_polydata)
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