diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index a2e67d1..5e357a9 100755
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ setsebool -P selinuxuser_execmod 1
 #--------------------------------------
 ## Clear machine-id on pre generated images
 rm -f /etc/machine-id
-touch /etc/machine-id
 ## remove random seed, the newly installed instance should make its own
 rm -f /var/lib/systemd/random-seed