diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/utils/PythonControllerVirtualEnv.java b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/utils/PythonControllerVirtualEnv.java
index f39ab436..d892a6a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/utils/PythonControllerVirtualEnv.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/guacsec/trustifyda/utils/PythonControllerVirtualEnv.java
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ public void cleanEnvironment(boolean deleteEnvironment) {
         Files.deleteIfExists(envRequirements);
         String freezeOutput =
             Operations.runProcessGetOutput(pythonEnvironmentDir, pipBinaryLocation, "freeze");
-        Files.createFile(envRequirements);
         Files.write(envRequirements, freezeOutput.getBytes());
         Operations.runProcessGetOutput(
             pythonEnvironmentDir, pipBinaryLocation, "uninstall", "-y", "-r", "requirements.txt");