diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/logrotate/logrotate_3.21.0.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/logrotate/logrotate_3.21.0.bb
index 4e4ea10628..44d86a8f8d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/logrotate/logrotate_3.21.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/logrotate/logrotate_3.21.0.bb
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ do_install(){
     install -p -m 644 ${S}/examples/logrotate.conf ${D}${sysconfdir}/logrotate.conf
     install -p -m 644 ${S}/examples/btmp ${D}${sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/btmp
     install -p -m 644 ${S}/examples/wtmp ${D}${sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/wtmp
-    touch ${D}${localstatedir}/lib/logrotate.status
 
     if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', 'true', 'false', d)}; then
         install -d ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}