diff --git a/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs b/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs
index d932dc178..2c2d01d30 100644
--- a/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs
@@ -20,52 +20,6 @@ public static void DeleteFileIfEmpty(string path)
         }
     }
 
-    public enum RenameConflictResolution
-    {
-        NoAction,
-        Overwrite,
-        Delete
-    }
-
-    public static void RenameFiles(
-        string directory,
-        string pattern,
-        Func<string, string> rename,
-        RenameConflictResolution resolution = RenameConflictResolution.NoAction)
-    {
-        if (!Directory.Exists(directory))
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        foreach (var file in Files(directory, pattern))
-        {
-            var newFileName = rename(file);
-
-            if (resolution == RenameConflictResolution.Overwrite)
-            {
-                File.Replace(file, newFileName, null);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (!File.Exists(newFileName))
-            {
-                File.Move(file, newFileName);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (resolution == RenameConflictResolution.NoAction)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (resolution == RenameConflictResolution.Delete)
-            {
-                DeleteFile(file);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public static void DeleteFiles(string directory, string pattern)
     {
         if (!Directory.Exists(directory))
@@ -87,7 +41,7 @@ public static void DeleteFiles(IEnumerable<string> files)
         }
     }
 
-    public static void DeleteFile(string file)
+    static void DeleteFile(string file)
     {
         try
         {
diff --git a/src/Verify/Verifier/InnerVerifier.cs b/src/Verify/Verifier/InnerVerifier.cs
index 1c7c69ff4..418afd17f 100644
--- a/src/Verify/Verifier/InnerVerifier.cs
+++ b/src/Verify/Verifier/InnerVerifier.cs
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ void InitForDirectoryConvention(Namer namer, string typeAndMethod, string parame
             var verifiedDirectory = $"{directoryPrefix}.verified";
             var receivedDirectory = $"{directoryPrefix}.received";
             IoHelpers.CreateDirectory(verifiedDirectory);
-            IoHelpers.RenameFiles(
-                verifiedDirectory,
-                "nofilename.*",
-                filePath => filePath.RemoveLast("nofilename"),
-                IoHelpers.RenameConflictResolution.Delete);
             verifiedFiles = IoHelpers.Files(verifiedDirectory, "*");
 
             getFileNames = target =>
@@ -110,11 +105,6 @@ void InitForDirectoryConvention(Namer namer, string typeAndMethod, string parame
         else
         {
             IoHelpers.CreateDirectory(directoryPrefix);
-            IoHelpers.RenameFiles(
-                directoryPrefix,
-                "nofilename.verified.*",
-                filePath => filePath.RemoveLast("nofilename"),
-                IoHelpers.RenameConflictResolution.Delete);
             verifiedFiles = IoHelpers.Files(directoryPrefix, "*.verified.*");
 
             getFileNames = target =>