diff --git a/src/syncterm/st_crypt.c b/src/syncterm/st_crypt.c
index c0b2199f6d91d12ccda344e511df243dbec36d74..0e52634cd13d42308bae63a4d493f2f5ebf8f88d 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/st_crypt.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/st_crypt.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ void exit_crypt()
  */
 void exit(int code)
 {
-	fclose(fopen("/tmp/Dumbass", "w"));
 	_exit(code);
 }