--- a/tools/greenbone-certdata-sync.in	2019-07-17 17:11:52.000000000 +0300
+++ b/tools/greenbone-certdata-sync.in	2019-07-22 21:11:36.173099530 +0300
@@ -494,13 +494,11 @@
 fi
 (
   flock -n 9
-  date > $LOCK_FILE
   if [ $? -eq 1 ] ; then
     log_notice "Sync in progress, exiting."
     exit 1
   fi
   sync_certdata
-  echo -n > $LOCK_FILE
-) 9>$LOCK_FILE
+)
 
 exit 0
--- a/tools/greenbone-scapdata-sync.in	2019-07-17 17:11:52.000000000 +0300
+++ b/tools/greenbone-scapdata-sync.in	2019-07-22 21:12:49.193161531 +0300
@@ -517,13 +517,11 @@
 fi
 (
   flock -n 9
-  date > $LOCK_FILE
   if [ $? -eq 1 ] ; then
     log_notice "Sync in progress, exiting."
     exit 1
   fi
   sync_scapdata
-  echo -n > $LOCK_FILE
-) 9>$LOCK_FILE
+)
 
 exit 0