diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c
index f453c87864e..087fb7ab3b0 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,6 @@ static int manager_save_time_and_rearm(Manager *m, usec_t t) {
         if (r < 0)
                 log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to update "TIMESYNCD_CLOCK_FILE", ignoring: %m");
 
-        m->save_on_exit = true;
-
         return manager_setup_save_time_event(m);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h
index 68fc8f8853a..43dbef9417c 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ struct Manager {
         /* save time event */
         sd_event_source *event_save_time;
         usec_t save_time_interval_usec;
-        bool save_on_exit;
 
         /* Used to coalesce bus PropertiesChanged events */
         sd_event_source *deferred_ntp_server_event_source;
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd.c b/src/timesync/timesyncd.c
index d002501d290..c9628169dca 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd.c
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd.c
@@ -221,12 +221,10 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to run event loop: %m");
 
-        /* if we got an authoritative time, store it in the file system */
-        if (m->save_on_exit) {
-                r = touch(TIMESYNCD_CLOCK_FILE);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to touch "TIMESYNCD_CLOCK_FILE", ignoring: %m");
-        }
+        /* Save the current time in the file system on exit. */
+        r = touch(TIMESYNCD_CLOCK_FILE);
+        if (r < 0)
+                log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to touch "TIMESYNCD_CLOCK_FILE", ignoring: %m");
 
         return 0;
 }