diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/compile_assets_locally.cap b/lib/capistrano/tasks/compile_assets_locally.cap
index 5966ff1ea..a39295451 100755
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/compile_assets_locally.cap
+++ b/lib/capistrano/tasks/compile_assets_locally.cap
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace :deploy do
     end
     on roles(:app) do |role|
       run_locally do
-        execute"rsync -av ./public/assets/ #{role.user}@#{role.hostname}:#{release_path}/public/assets/;"
+        execute"rsync -av --delete ./public/assets/ #{role.user}@#{role.hostname}:#{release_path}/public/assets/;"
       end
       "chmod -R 755 #{release_path}/public/assets/"
     end