diff --git a/maintainers/flake-module.nix b/maintainers/flake-module.nix
index c44e5134c..208296194 100644
--- a/maintainers/flake-module.nix
+++ b/maintainers/flake-module.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
                 echo "ERROR: found merge/patch conflicts in files"
                 exit 1
               fi
-              touch $out
             ''}";
           };
           nixfmt-rfc-style = {