diff --git a/modules/programs/taskwarrior.nix b/modules/programs/taskwarrior.nix
index 6a887e0f5..d71a193f0 100644
--- a/modules/programs/taskwarrior.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/taskwarrior.nix
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     home.packages = [ pkgs.taskwarrior ];
 
-    home.file."${cfg.dataLocation}/.keep".text = "";
-
     home.file.".taskrc".text = ''
       data.location=${cfg.dataLocation}
       ${includeTheme cfg.colorTheme}