diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
index da47ce7aab..cbaecdc8a7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         protected override IEnumerable<string> GetStableImportPaths() => GetStableStorage().GetDirectories(ImportFromStablePath);
 
+        protected override bool ShouldRemoveArchive(string path) => Path.GetExtension(path)?.ToLowerInvariant() == ".osz";
+
         protected override Task Populate(BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet, ArchiveReader archive, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             if (archive != null)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
index b1756c1790..939333c6f4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             // TODO: Add a check to prevent files from storage to be deleted.
             try
             {
-                if (import != null && File.Exists(path))
+                if (import != null && File.Exists(path) && ShouldRemoveArchive(path))
                     File.Delete(path);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// </summary>
         protected abstract IEnumerable<string> GetStableImportPaths();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Should this archive be removed after importing?
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual bool ShouldRemoveArchive(string path) => false;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This is a temporary method and will likely be replaced by a full-fledged (and more correctly placed) migration process in the future.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
index 899bab8b94..cf1e9368bc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         protected override IEnumerable<string> GetStableImportPaths() => GetStableStorage().GetDirectories(ImportFromStablePath);
 
+        protected override bool ShouldRemoveArchive(string path) => true;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a list of all usable <see cref="SkinInfo"/>s. Includes the special default skin plus all skins from <see cref="GetAllUserSkins"/>.
         /// </summary>