diff --git a/britney2/policies/sruadtregression.py b/britney2/policies/sruadtregression.py
index 17b56fb..fd23968 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/sruadtregression.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/sruadtregression.py
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ class SRUADTRegressionPolicy(BasePolicy, Rest):
             with open(self.state_filename, encoding='utf-8') as data:
                 self.state = json.load(data)
             self.log('Loaded state file %s' % self.state_filename)
-        tmp = self.state_filename + '.new'
-        if os.path.exists(tmp):
-            with open(tmp, encoding='utf-8') as data:
-                self.state.update(json.load(data))
-            self.restore_state()
         # Remove any old entries from the statefile
         self.cleanup_state()
 
@@ -134,19 +129,9 @@ class SRUADTRegressionPolicy(BasePolicy, Rest):
         if series not in self.state[distro]:
             self.state[distro][series] = {}
         self.state[distro][series][source] = version
-        tmp = self.state_filename + '.new'
-        with open(tmp, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as data:
+        with open(self.state_filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as data:
             json.dump(self.state, data)
 
-    def restore_state(self):
-        try:
-            os.rename(self.state_filename + '.new', self.state_filename)
-        # If we haven't written any state, don't clobber the old one
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            pass
-
-        self.log('Wrote SRU ADT regression state to %s' % self.state_filename)
-
     def cleanup_state(self):
         '''Remove all no-longer-valid package entries from the statefile'''
         for distro_name in self.state:
diff --git a/tests/test_sruadtregression.py b/tests/test_sruadtregression.py
index 218e713..66af41c 100755
--- a/tests/test_sruadtregression.py
+++ b/tests/test_sruadtregression.py
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ class T(unittest.TestCase):
             }
             self.assertDictEqual(pol.state, expected_state)
             log.assert_called_with('Sending ADT regression message to LP: #2 regarding testpackage/55.0 in zazzy')
+            # But also test if the state has been correctly recorded to the
+            # state file
+            state_path = os.path.join(
+                options.unstable, 'sru_regress_inform_state')
+            with open(state_path) as f:
+                saved_state = json.load(f)
+                self.assertDictEqual(saved_state, expected_state)
 
     @patch('smtplib.SMTP')
     @patch('britney2.policies.sruadtregression.SRUADTRegressionPolicy.bugs_from_changes', return_value={1, 2})