diff --git a/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1 b/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1
index f3f047fc22c91a4a6729ddbcd8fc02821cfccff7..5664f87a29b0295dc4032545964dae295bf9c8db 100644
--- a/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ function Copy-ServiceFiles {
     try {
         Copy-Item -Recurse -Force -Path "$ServiceName\*" -Destination $ServiceDir
         Copy-Item -Recurse -Force -Path "conf-example" -Destination $ServiceDir
-        Copy-Item -Force -Path "$($ServiceName).log" -Destination $ServiceLog
-        Clear-Content $ServiceLog
+        # create a dummy log file, so admins can already start watching it:
+        Out-File -FilePath $ServiceLog -InputObject "$($ServiceName) installed"
         Write-Host "[OK]" -Fore Green
     }
     catch {
diff --git a/Scripts/Make-Package.ps1 b/Scripts/Make-Package.ps1
index cf5e36136bd09f734a2004ecb78201a43bbafb85..5e21167e28556e7a0e8c80ced1929e9e1f339730 100644
--- a/Scripts/Make-Package.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/Make-Package.ps1
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ $example = New-Item -ItemType Container -Path $PkgDir -Name "conf-example"
 Copy-Item "$($ResourceDir)\conf\config.common.xml" $example
 Copy-Item "$($ResourceDir)\conf\host-specific.template.xml" $example
 
-Copy-Item "$($ResourceDir)\BuildDate.txt" "$($PkgDir)\AutoTx.log"
 Copy-Item "$($ResourceDir)\BuildConfiguration.txt" $($PkgDir)
 try {
     $CommitRefFile = "$($ResourceDir)\BuildCommit.txt"