diff --git a/Make.Microphysics_extern b/Make.Microphysics_extern
index c784bbaa14..c7cb2555f4 100644
--- a/Make.Microphysics_extern
+++ b/Make.Microphysics_extern
@@ -149,4 +149,5 @@ clean::
 	@if [ -L helm_table.dat ]; then rm -f helm_table.dat; fi
 	@if [ -L reaclib_rate_metadata.dat ]; then rm -f reaclib_rate_metadata.dat; fi
 	@if [ -L nse.tbl ]; then rm -f nse.tbl; fi
-	$(foreach t, $(NET_TABLES), $(shell if [ -L `basename $t` ]; then rm -f `basename $t`; fi))
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+	$(foreach t, $(wildcard *_betadecay.dat), $(shell if [ -L $t ]; then rm -f $t; fi))
+	$(foreach t, $(wildcard *_electroncapture.dat), $(shell if [ -L $t ]; then rm -f $t; fi))	
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