diff --git a/services/filestore/Makefile b/services/filestore/Makefile
index 1d5e77efe7..aa6e35142d 100644
--- a/services/filestore/Makefile
+++ b/services/filestore/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ test_clean:
 test_acceptance_pre_run:
 	@[ ! -f test/acceptance/scripts/pre-run ] && echo "filestore has no pre acceptance tests task" || $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance test/acceptance/scripts/pre-run
 build:
-	touch package-lock.json
 	docker build --pull --tag quay.io/sharelatex/$(PROJECT_NAME):$(BRANCH_NAME)-$(BUILD_NUMBER) .
 	docker build --pull --tag gcr.io/csh-gcdm-test/$(PROJECT_NAME):$(BRANCH_NAME)-$(BUILD_NUMBER) .