diff --git a/doc/bugs/non-annexed_file_changed_to_annexed_on_typechange.mdwn b/doc/bugs/non-annexed_file_changed_to_annexed_on_typechange.mdwn
index 55cd6d3bd0..7811ef6bf0 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/non-annexed_file_changed_to_annexed_on_typechange.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/non-annexed_file_changed_to_annexed_on_typechange.mdwn
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Changing a file in a repository from a symlink to a normal file causes annex to
     ln -s ../realfile newfile
     git add .
     git commit -m "Added placeholder until we get assets from designers"
+    rm newfile
     dd bs=1024 count=10000 if=/dev/zero of=newfile
     git add .
     git commit -m "Finally got assets from designers"