diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 99035ad6b..07212a61b 100644
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
-touch ChangeLog
 aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
 autoheader
 automake --add-missing