diff --git a/resources/file_resource.inc b/resources/file_resource.inc
index 2cb0e43..9d80131 100644
--- a/resources/file_resource.inc
+++ b/resources/file_resource.inc
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ function _file_resource_create($file) {
     $file->filename .= '.txt';
   }
 
-  // Update the timestamp to the current time, otherwise the file could
-  // get deleted on the next cron run if its status is set to 0.
-  $file->timestamp = time();
-
   // Write the file
   if (!$file = file_save_data(base64_decode($file->file), $file->filepath)) {
     return services_error(t("Could not write file to destination"), 500);