diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php b/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php
index 3f3c36de5f151..b30ad3f6373eb 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php
@@ -159,11 +159,9 @@ public function createFromTemplate(string $filePath, string $templateId = '', st
 				throw new GenericFileException($this->l10n->t('Invalid path'));
 			}
 			$folder = $userFolder->get(dirname($filePath));
-			$targetFile = $folder->newFile(basename($filePath));
 			$template = null;
 			if ($templateType === 'user' && $templateId !== '') {
 				$template = $userFolder->get($templateId);
-				$template->copy($targetFile->getPath());
 			} else {
 				$matchingProvider = array_filter($this->getRegisteredProviders(), function (ICustomTemplateProvider $provider) use ($templateType) {
 					return $templateType === get_class($provider);
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ public function createFromTemplate(string $filePath, string $templateId = '', st
 				$provider = array_shift($matchingProvider);
 				if ($provider) {
 					$template = $provider->getCustomTemplate($templateId);
-					$template->copy($targetFile->getPath());
 				}
 			}
 			$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped(new FileCreatedFromTemplateEvent($template, $targetFile));