diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/save b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/save
index f9bf8888f8..94cd276dc7 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/save
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/save
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ source $(dirname $0)/kvmrc
 deploy_id=$1
 file=$2
 
-touch $file
 virsh --connect $LIBVIRT_URI save $deploy_id $file