diff --git a/minecraft b/minecraft
index 3576509..c19ec52 100644
--- a/minecraft
+++ b/minecraft
@@ -483,9 +483,6 @@ log_roll() {
 	    echo "Failed to rotate logs to $path.gz"
 	fi
 	
-	# Make sure to create a new log file, to avoid possible confusion
-	as_user "touch $SERVER_LOG"
-	
 	echo "Done."
 }