diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index 273ba7bd..5d239cc1 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -320,8 +320,6 @@ INSTALL ?= install
 TAR ?= tar
 endif
 
-INSTALL_TOUCH = touch          # used to create the file first (good to
-                               #  make solaris install work)
 INSTALL_CFG = $(INSTALL) -m 644
 INSTALL_BIN = $(INSTALL) -m 755
 INSTALL_MODULES = $(INSTALL) -m 755
@@ -337,7 +335,7 @@ export start_script
 export cfg_prefix bin_prefix modules_prefix doc_prefix audio_prefix lib_prefix
 export cfg_dir bin_dir modules_dir audio_dir lib_dir doc_dir man_dir
 export bin_target cfg_target app_cfg_target modules_target audio_target lib_target
-export INSTALL TAR INSTALL_TOUCH INSTALL_CFG INSTALL_BIN INSTALL_MODULES INSTALL_DOC INSTALL_AUDIO
+export INSTALL TAR INSTALL_CFG INSTALL_BIN INSTALL_MODULES INSTALL_DOC INSTALL_AUDIO
 export APP_NAME
 
 export USE_SPANDSP LIBSPANDSP_STATIC LIBSPANDSP_LDIR 
diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile.dsm_module b/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile.dsm_module
index 7fa8a1d8..55f5ec55 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile.dsm_module
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile.dsm_module
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ clean: $(extra_clean)
 install: all $(extra_install)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(lib_prefix)/$(lib_dir)/dsm
 	if [ -f "$(lib_name)" ]; then \
-	 $(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(lib_prefix)/$(lib_dir)/dsm/; \
 	 $(INSTALL_MODULES) $(lib_name) $(DESTDIR)$(lib_prefix)/$(lib_dir)/dsm/; \
 	fi
 
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ install-cfg:
 	@set -e; \
 	for r in $(module_conf_files); do \
 			echo installing $$r ;  \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(cfg_target)$$r ; \
 			sed -e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/audio/#$(audio_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/plug-in/#$(modules_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/ivr/#$(lib_target)ivr/#g" \
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ $(plug_in_name)_audio: $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)
 	@set -e; \
 	for f in $(AUDIO_FILES) ; do \
 		if [ -n "wav/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_AUDIO) wav/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
@@ -79,7 +76,6 @@ $(plug_in_name)_lib:
 	@set -e; \
 	for f in $(EXTRA_LIB_FILES) ; do \
 		if [ -n "$(EXTRA_LIB_DIR)/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(lib_prefix)/$(lib_dir)/$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_AUDIO) $(EXTRA_LIB_DIR)$$f $(DESTDIR)$(lib_prefix)/$(lib_dir)/$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
diff --git a/apps/ivr/Makefile b/apps/ivr/Makefile
index d2d6d4a6..e23cf11e 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Makefile
+++ b/apps/ivr/Makefile
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ install_python_files: $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)
 	echo "Installing Python object files..."
 	for f in $(py_obj) ; do \
 		if [ -n "py/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)/$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_MODULES) py/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)/$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
diff --git a/apps/ivr/Makefile.ivr_application b/apps/ivr/Makefile.ivr_application
index e44ef392..d2096947 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Makefile.ivr_application
+++ b/apps/ivr/Makefile.ivr_application
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ install-cfg:
 	@set -e; \
 	for r in $(module_conf_files); do \
 			echo installing $$r ;  \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)$$r ; \
 			sed -e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/audio/#$(audio_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/plug-in/#$(modules_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*etc/sems/#$(app_cfg_target)#g" \
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ $(NAME)_audio: $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)
 	@set -e; \
 	for f in $(AUDIO_FILES) ; do \
 		if [ -n "wav/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$(NAME)/$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_AUDIO) wav/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$(NAME)/$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
diff --git a/apps/monitoring/tools/Makefile b/apps/monitoring/tools/Makefile
index 7feb48dc..ea59f42b 100644
--- a/apps/monitoring/tools/Makefile
+++ b/apps/monitoring/tools/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ install_tools: $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)
 	for r in $(monitoring_scripts)  ; do \
 		x=`echo $$r | sed s/sems-/$(APP_NAME)-/g` ; \
 		echo "installing $$r -> $$x" ; \
-		$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 		$(INSTALL_BIN) $$r $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/apps/py_sems/Makefile b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
index c6a09cdb..b96970f9 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile
+++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ install_python_files: $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)
 	echo "Installing Python object files..."
 	for f in $(py_obj) ; do \
 		if [ -n "py/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)/$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_MODULES) py/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)/$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
diff --git a/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application b/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application
index 1f809b31..d97ddb5c 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application
+++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ install-cfg:
 	@set -e; \
 	for r in $(module_conf_files); do \
 			echo installing $$r ;  \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(cfg_target)$$r ; \
 			sed -e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/audio/#$(audio_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/plug-in/#$(modules_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*etc/sems/#$(cfg_target)#g" \
diff --git a/apps/sbc/tools/Makefile b/apps/sbc/tools/Makefile
index 6ee0a5d4..68d9b54c 100644
--- a/apps/sbc/tools/Makefile
+++ b/apps/sbc/tools/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ install_tools: $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)
 	for r in $(sbc_scripts)  ; do \
 		x=`echo $$r | sed s/sems-/$(APP_NAME)-/g` ; \
 		echo "installing $$r -> $$x" ; \
-		$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 		$(INSTALL_BIN) $$r $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/apps/voicemail/Makefile b/apps/voicemail/Makefile
index 6e7d047c..6b1e0a84 100644
--- a/apps/voicemail/Makefile
+++ b/apps/voicemail/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ vm_module:	all
 
 .PHONY: install_email_template
 install_email_template: $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)
-	$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)default.template.sample
 	$(INSTALL_CFG) default.template.sample $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)
 	if [ ! -f $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)default.template ]; then \
 		cp -f $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)default.template.sample \
diff --git a/apps/webconference/tools/Makefile b/apps/webconference/tools/Makefile
index 179a505f..82eb76c2 100644
--- a/apps/webconference/tools/Makefile
+++ b/apps/webconference/tools/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ install_tools: $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)
 	for r in $(wc_scripts)  ; do \
 		x=`echo $$r | sed s/sems-/$(APP_NAME)-/g` ; \
 		echo "installing $$r -> $$x" ; \
-		$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 		$(INSTALL_BIN) $$r $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 9a3821f1..0ebff399 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ install-cfg: $(DESTDIR)$(cfg_target) $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)
 		$(INSTALL_CFG) etc/app_mapping.conf.sample $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)app_mapping.conf
 
 install-bin: $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)
-		$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)$(NAME)
 		$(INSTALL_BIN) $(NAME) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)
 
 install-modules: $(PLUGIN_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ install-modules-cfg: $(PLUGIN_DIR)
 install-audio: $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)
 	for f in $(AUDIO_FILES) ; do \
 		if [ -n "wav/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_AUDIO) wav/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
diff --git a/core/plug-in/Makefile.app_module b/core/plug-in/Makefile.app_module
index 5e92c9dc..652fd4d4 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/Makefile.app_module
+++ b/core/plug-in/Makefile.app_module
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ clean: $(extra_clean)
 .PHONY: install
 install: all $(extra_install) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)
 	if [ -f "$(lib_name)" ]; then \
-	 $(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)/$(lib_name) ; \
 	 $(INSTALL_MODULES) $(lib_name) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir); \
 	fi
 
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ install-cfg: $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)
 	@set -e; \
 	for r in $(module_conf_files); do \
 			echo installing $$r ;  \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(app_cfg_target)$$r ; \
 			sed -e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/audio/#$(audio_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/plug-in/#$(modules_target)#g" \
 			-e "s#/usr/.*lib/sems/ivr/#$(lib_target)ivr/#g" \
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ $(plug_in_name)_audio: $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)
 	@set -e; \
 	for f in $(AUDIO_FILES) ; do \
 		if [ -n "wav/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_AUDIO) wav/$$f $(DESTDIR)$(audio_prefix)/$(audio_dir)$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ $(plug_in_name)_lib:
 	@set -e; \
 	for f in $(EXTRA_LIB_FILES) ; do \
 		if [ -n "$(EXTRA_LIB_DIR)/$$f" ]; then \
-			$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(lib_prefix)/$(lib_dir)/$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 			$(INSTALL_AUDIO) $(EXTRA_LIB_DIR)$$f $(DESTDIR)$(lib_prefix)/$(lib_dir)/$(plug_in_name)/$$f; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
diff --git a/core/plug-in/Makefile.audio_module b/core/plug-in/Makefile.audio_module
index 0b591632..082dd00c 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/Makefile.audio_module
+++ b/core/plug-in/Makefile.audio_module
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ clean: $(extra_clean)
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(lib_name) $(extra_install)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)
-	$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)/$(lib_name) ; \
 	$(INSTALL_MODULES) $(lib_name) $(DESTDIR)$(modules_prefix)/$(modules_dir)
 
 .PHONY: install-cfg
diff --git a/core/plug-in/stats/Makefile b/core/plug-in/stats/Makefile
index c9159814..a3623cc2 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/stats/Makefile
+++ b/core/plug-in/stats/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ $(QUERY_STATS_NAME): query_stats.o Makefile
 	$(LD) -o $(QUERY_STATS_NAME) query_stats.o $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) 
 
 install_query_stats: $(QUERY_STATS_NAME) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)
-	$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)$(QUERY_STATS_DEST_NAME)
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(QUERY_STATS_NAME) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$(QUERY_STATS_DEST_NAME)
 
 clean_query_stats: 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 0d8bb3b4..f248442c 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ install_tools: $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)
 	for r in $(sems_tools)  ; do \
 		x=`echo $$r | sed s/sems-/$(APP_NAME)-/g` ; \
 		echo "installing $$r -> $$x" ; \
-		$(INSTALL_TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 		$(INSTALL_BIN) $$r $(DESTDIR)$(bin_prefix)/$(bin_dir)/$$x ; \
 	done