diff --git a/imagefield_crop_file.inc b/imagefield_crop_file.inc
index f21fe58..cbea61d 100644
--- a/imagefield_crop_file.inc
+++ b/imagefield_crop_file.inc
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ function imagefield_crop_file_update(&$file) {
 
   // flush imagecache
   module_invoke('imagecache', 'image_flush', $file->filepath);
-
-  // update timestamp, see http://drupal.org/node/353405
-  $file->timestamp = REQUEST_TIME;
-  drupal_write_record('files', $file, 'fid');
 }
 
 function imagefield_crop_file_delete($file) {