diff --git a/4ed.cpp b/4ed.cpp
index d890e813..231a95ad 100644
--- a/4ed.cpp
+++ b/4ed.cpp
@@ -4312,13 +4312,12 @@ App_Step_Sig(app_step){
             
             // TODO(allen): Paramter checking in each DACT case.
             switch (act->type){
+#if 0
                 case DACT_TOUCH_FILE:
                 {
-                    if (file){
-                        touch_file(working_set, file);
-                    }
+                    
                 }break;
-                
+#endif
 #if 0
                 case DACT_OPEN:
                 case DACT_OPEN_BACKGROUND:
@@ -4326,7 +4325,7 @@ App_Step_Sig(app_step){
                     
                 }break;
 #endif
-
+                
                 case DACT_SET_LINE:
                 {
                     // TODO(allen): deduplicate
diff --git a/4ed_delay.cpp b/4ed_delay.cpp
index 6964aa2b..11812a4a 100644
--- a/4ed_delay.cpp
+++ b/4ed_delay.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ enum Action_Type{
     DACT_SET_LINE,
     DACT_SWITCH,
     DACT_TRY_KILL,
-    DACT_TOUCH_FILE,
     DACT_CLOSE,
 };
 
@@ -124,5 +123,4 @@ delayed_action_repush(Delay *delay, Delayed_Action *act){
 #define delayed_set_line(delay, ...) delayed_action_(delay, DACT_SET_LINE, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define delayed_switch(delay, ...) delayed_action_(delay, DACT_SWITCH, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define delayed_try_kill(delay, ...) delayed_action_(delay, DACT_TRY_KILL, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define delayed_touch_file(delay, ...) delayed_action_(delay, DACT_TOUCH_FILE, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define delayed_close(delay, ...) delayed_action_(delay, DACT_CLOSE, ##__VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/4ed_file.cpp b/4ed_file.cpp
index 123ca46d..61e63c6e 100644
--- a/4ed_file.cpp
+++ b/4ed_file.cpp
@@ -488,9 +488,11 @@ working_set_lookup_file(Working_Set *working_set, String string){
 
 internal void
 touch_file(Working_Set *working_set, Editing_File *file){
-    Assert(!file->state.is_dummy);
-    dll_remove(&file->node);
-    dll_insert(&working_set->used_sentinel, &file->node);
+    if (file){
+        Assert(!file->state.is_dummy);
+        dll_remove(&file->node);
+        dll_insert(&working_set->used_sentinel, &file->node);
+    }
 }
 
 // Hot Directory
diff --git a/4ed_file_view.cpp b/4ed_file_view.cpp
index 56c5b527..2f25d74c 100644
--- a/4ed_file_view.cpp
+++ b/4ed_file_view.cpp
@@ -3178,7 +3178,7 @@ interactive_view_complete(System_Functions *system, View *view, String dest, i32
     switch (view->action){
         case IAct_Open:
         view_open_file(system, models, view, dest);
-        delayed_touch_file(&models->delay1, old_file);
+        touch_file(&models->working_set, old_file);
         break;
         
         case IAct_Save_As:
@@ -3194,7 +3194,7 @@ interactive_view_complete(System_Functions *system, View *view, String dest, i32
         
         case IAct_Switch:
         delayed_switch(&models->delay1, dest, panel);
-        delayed_touch_file(&models->delay1, old_file);
+        touch_file(&models->working_set, old_file);
         break;
         
         case IAct_Kill:
diff --git a/4ed_metagen.cpp b/4ed_metagen.cpp
index 93f707ec..88107e8b 100644
--- a/4ed_metagen.cpp
+++ b/4ed_metagen.cpp
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ char *daction_enum[] = {
     "TRY_KILL",
 #if 0
     "KILL",
-#endif
     "TOUCH_FILE",
+#endif
     
     "CLOSE",
 };