diff --git a/bin/ghe-restore b/bin/ghe-restore
index 4ac6691fc..8550f39a7 100755
--- a/bin/ghe-restore
+++ b/bin/ghe-restore
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ if [ "$GHE_VERSION_MAJOR" -ge 2 ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Restoring Git repositories ..."
+# Remove temporary 2.2 storage migration directory if it exists
+echo "if [ -d /data/user/repositories-nw-backup ]; then sudo rm -rf /data/user/repositories-nw-backup; fi" |
+ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" -- /bin/sh 1>&3
 ghe-restore-repositories-${GHE_BACKUP_STRATEGY} "$GHE_HOSTNAME" 1>&3
 
 echo "Restoring GitHub Pages ..."