diff --git a/dvc/remote/base.py b/dvc/remote/base.py
index 185175816..e56171d0e 100644
--- a/dvc/remote/base.py
+++ b/dvc/remote/base.py
@@ -767,8 +767,11 @@ class RemoteBASE(object):
 
         checksum = checksum_info.get(self.PARAM_CHECKSUM)
         if not checksum:
-            msg = "No checksum info for '{}'."
-            logger.debug(msg.format(str(path_info)))
+            logger.warning(
+                "No checksum info found for '{}'. "
+                "It won't be created.".format(str(path_info))
+            )
+            self.safe_remove(path_info, force=force)
             return
 
         if not self.changed(path_info, checksum_info):
diff --git a/tests/func/test_checkout.py b/tests/func/test_checkout.py
index 02671f44a..c984ff410 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_checkout.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_checkout.py
@@ -575,3 +575,9 @@ class TestCheckoutMovedCacheDirWithSymlinks(TestDvc):
             relpath(old_data_link, old_cache_dir),
             relpath(new_data_link, new_cache_dir),
         )
+
+
+def test_checkout_no_checksum(repo_dir, dvc_repo):
+    stage = dvc_repo.run(outs=[repo_dir.FOO], no_exec=True, cmd="somecmd")
+    dvc_repo.checkout(stage.path, force=True)
+    assert not os.path.exists(repo_dir.FOO)