diff --git a/csync/tests/ownCloud/ownCloud/Test.pm b/csync/tests/ownCloud/ownCloud/Test.pm
index 507b31bac7..9540682b16 100644
--- a/csync/tests/ownCloud/ownCloud/Test.pm
+++ b/csync/tests/ownCloud/ownCloud/Test.pm
@@ -572,11 +572,7 @@ sub createLocalFile( $$ )
   
   my $md5 = Digest::MD5->new;
 
-  if (-e $fname) {
-    open(FILE, ">>", $fname ) or die "Can not append to file ($!)";
-  } else {
-    open(FILE, ">", $fname) or die "Can't open $fname for writing ($!)";
-  }
+  open(FILE, ">", $fname) or die "Can't open $fname for writing ($!)";
   
   my $minimum = 32;
   my $range = 96;