diff --git a/scripts/99_deploy.sh b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
index b41912a..cee909d 100644
--- a/scripts/99_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ if [ ${operation} == "dots+" ] ; then
     # chowning
     # ----------
     share_dir=/home/${system_user}/.local/share
-    create_dir ${file_path}
     chown ${system_user}:${system_user} ${share_dir}
     chown ${system_user}:${system_user} ${share_dir}/*