diff --git a/test/functional/tools/composite_output.xml b/test/functional/tools/composite_output.xml
index e634ea49315e..9e5f574809d5 100644
--- a/test/functional/tools/composite_output.xml
+++ b/test/functional/tools/composite_output.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <tool id="composite_output" name="composite_output" version="1.0.0">
     <command><![CDATA[
-touch '$output' &&
 mkdir '$output.extra_files_path' &&
 cp '$input.extra_files_path'/* '$output.extra_files_path' &&
 cp '$input.extra_files_path'/Log '$output.extra_files_path'/second_log &&
diff --git a/test/functional/tools/composite_output_tests.xml b/test/functional/tools/composite_output_tests.xml
index 1ea58bb18828..39a702c8417a 100644
--- a/test/functional/tools/composite_output_tests.xml
+++ b/test/functional/tools/composite_output_tests.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <command>
     mkdir '$output.files_path';
     mkdir '$output.files_path/output';
-    touch '$output';
     cp '$input.extra_files_path'/* '$output.files_path';
     echo "1 2 3" > '$output.files_path/md5out';
     echo "1" > '$output.extra_files_path/output/1';