diff --git a/osxphotos/fileutil.py b/osxphotos/fileutil.py
index d80315c7..db4f7a7c 100644
--- a/osxphotos/fileutil.py
+++ b/osxphotos/fileutil.py
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
 import stat
-import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import typing as t
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from datetime import datetime
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 
 import Foundation
@@ -153,15 +151,6 @@ class FileUtilMacOS(FileUtilABC):
     def utime(cls, path, times):
         """Set the access and modified time of path."""
         os.utime(path, times=times)
-        # verify the times were set correctly
-        # on some NAS devices, utime() may fail, see #654
-        stat_ = os.stat(path)
-        if int(stat_.st_atime) != int(times[0]) or int(stat_.st_mtime) != int(times[1]):
-            # try to use touch to set the times
-            # touch format for -t is [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.SS]
-            # use the first time in times provides, this assumes both atime and mtime are the same
-            touch_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(times[0]).strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M.%S")
-            subprocess.run(["/usr/bin/touch", "-t", touch_time, path])
 
     @classmethod
     def cmp(cls, f1, f2, mtime1=None):