diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/repo/LegacyFileStateDriver.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/repo/LegacyFileStateDriver.java
index 3b0a1f170d..57d1ac407e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/repo/LegacyFileStateDriver.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/repo/LegacyFileStateDriver.java
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public class LegacyFileStateDriver implements ExtendedDiskInterface
             if(tctx.hasStateCache())
             {
                 FileState fstate = tctx.getStateCache().findFileState( params.getPath(), true);
-                fstate.incrementOpenCount();
                 fstate.setProcessId(params.getProcessId());
                 fstate.setSharedAccess( params.getSharedAccess());