diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/IO/PhysicalFileSystem.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/IO/PhysicalFileSystem.cs
index 8e40d4c711..3cf5001424 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/IO/PhysicalFileSystem.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/IO/PhysicalFileSystem.cs
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
             
             EnsureDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
 
-            if (exists)
-            {
-                DeleteFile(path);
-            }
-
             if (stream.CanSeek)
                 stream.Seek(0, 0);