diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/bin/efreet_icon_cache_create.c b/legacy/efreet/src/bin/efreet_icon_cache_create.c
index 97c983e786..807b09b544 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/bin/efreet_icon_cache_create.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/bin/efreet_icon_cache_create.c
@@ -986,7 +986,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         eet_data_write(icon_ef, efreet_version_edd(), EFREET_CACHE_VERSION, icon_version, 1);
-        eet_sync(icon_ef);
         eet_close(icon_ef);
         efreet_setowner(efreet_icon_cache_file(theme->theme.name.internal));
         free(icon_version);