diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 26b52a57..820f84db 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -1427,15 +1427,7 @@ cleanup (void)
   /* Free external resources, close files, etc. */
 
   if (output_stream)
-    {
-      fclose (output_stream);
-      if (opt.output_document 
-          && !(total_downloaded_bytes > 0))
-        {
-          unlink (opt.output_document);
-        }
-    }
-  
+    fclose (output_stream);
   /* No need to check for error because Wget flushes its output (and
      checks for errors) after any data arrives.  */