diff --git a/projectmanagers/custommake/makefileresolver/makefileresolver.cpp b/projectmanagers/custommake/makefileresolver/makefileresolver.cpp
--- a/projectmanagers/custommake/makefileresolver/makefileresolver.cpp
+++ b/projectmanagers/custommake/makefileresolver/makefileresolver.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
     explicit SourcePathInformation(const QString& path)
       : m_path(path)
       , m_isUnsermake(false)
-      , m_shouldTouchFiles(false)
     {
       m_isUnsermake = isUnsermakePrivate(path);
 
@@ -183,12 +182,6 @@
       return m_isUnsermake;
     }
 
-    ///When this is set, the file-modification times are changed no matter whether it is unsermake or make
-    void setShouldTouchFiles(bool b)
-    {
-      m_shouldTouchFiles = b;
-    }
-
     QString getCommand(const QString& absoluteFile, const QString& workingDirectory, const QString& makeParameters) const
     {
       if (isUnsermake()) {
@@ -207,7 +200,7 @@
 
     bool shouldTouchFiles() const
     {
-      return isUnsermake() || m_shouldTouchFiles;
+      return isUnsermake();
     }
 
     QStringList possibleTargets(const QString& targetBaseName) const
@@ -246,7 +239,6 @@
 
       QString m_path;
       bool m_isUnsermake;
-      bool m_shouldTouchFiles;
   };
 
 static void mergePaths(KDevelop::Path::List& destList, const KDevelop::Path::List& srcList)
@@ -483,8 +475,6 @@
   SourcePathInformation source(wd);
   QStringList possibleTargets = source.possibleTargets(targetName);
 
-  source.setShouldTouchFiles(true); //Think about whether this should be always enabled. I've enabled it for now so there's an even bigger chance that everything works.
-
   ///STEP 3: Try resolving the paths, by using once the absolute and once the relative file-path. Which kind is required differs from setup to setup.
 
   ///STEP 3.1: Try resolution using the absolute path