diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cc0d196..b4a0291 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -221,12 +221,6 @@ fn anchor(shell_override: Option<&str>) {
     let bin_dir = get_bin_dir();
     let venv_bin = venv_path.join(bin_dir);
 
-    // Touch the activated marker file
-    let activated_path = venv_path.join("activated");
-    if !activated_path.exists() {
-        let _ = fs::File::create(&activated_path);
-    }
-
     let shell = shell_override.unwrap_or_else(|| detect_shell());
     let venv = venv_path.display();
     let bin = venv_bin.display();
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index a5cbdfc..a943b96 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -128,21 +128,6 @@ fn anchor_finds_venv_in_parent_directory() {
     let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn anchor_creates_activated_marker() {
-    let dir = tmpdir_with_venv("anchor-marker");
-
-    assert!(!dir.join(".venv/activated").exists());
-
-    Command::new(bin())
-        .arg("anchor")
-        .current_dir(&dir)
-        .output()
-        .unwrap();
-
-    assert!(dir.join(".venv/activated").exists());
-    let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
-}
 
 // ── anchor --shell (per-shell output formats) ───────────────────