diff --git a/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile b/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile
index 82027a1..a721766 100755
--- a/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile
+++ b/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 
 generate_apacheconf:
 	@announce "generate_apacheconf"
-	@sudo -u $(EPRINTS_USER) touch -r $(ARCHIVE_NAME).xml $(ARCHIVE_CONFIG)
 	@sudo -u $(EPRINTS_USER) $(BINDIR)/$@
 
 
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@
 restart_apache:
 	@announce "Waiting for Apache to shut down..."
 	@sudo /sw/sbin/apachectl stop
-	@sudo -u $(EPRINTS_USER) touch -r $(ARCHIVE_NAME)/cfg/apachevhost.conf $(ARCHIVE_ROOT)/cfg/apachevhost.conf
 	@sleep 10
 	@announce "Waiting for Apache to start up..."
 	@sudo /sw/sbin/apachectl start