diff --git a/tests/locking.builder.sh b/tests/locking.builder.sh
index 7598653b1d..4cb5eb3798 100644
--- a/tests/locking.builder.sh
+++ b/tests/locking.builder.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 sleep 3
 
-touch $out
 # Use `>>'; without proper locking this will cause text duplication.
 echo -n $(cat $inputs)$text >> $out