diff --git a/scripts/lint-rs b/scripts/lint-rs
index 0ba3262..a96e955 100755
--- a/scripts/lint-rs
+++ b/scripts/lint-rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
-# Craete an empty assets file, if there is none.
-test -e assets.tar.xz || touch assets.tar.xz
 # Lint the rust code
 cargo clippy --locked --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --all-features -- -D warnings -W clippy::pedantic -A clippy::module-name-repetitions -A clippy::struct-field-names -A clippy::missing_errors_doc