diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index 2660f74e18f4a4a2efc962c0381141cd159e4a9c..70ed4c7f9a55d8b1695520be78c264925f39928b 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -3209,11 +3209,6 @@ pub fn update(comp: *Compilation, main_progress_node: std.Progress.Node) UpdateE
             // cache manifest must not be written.
             if (anyErrors(comp)) return;
 
-            if (comp.bin_file) |lf| {
-                lf.destroy();
-                comp.bin_file = null;
-            }
-
             // Failure here only means an unnecessary cache miss.
             man.writeManifest() catch |err| log.warn("failed to write cache manifest: {t}", .{err});