diff --git a/dlls/msi/tests/install.c b/dlls/msi/tests/install.c
index 5cc1c7ebd20..0d9d7034a2b 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/tests/install.c
+++ b/dlls/msi/tests/install.c
@@ -2489,7 +2489,6 @@ static void test_transformprop(void)
     UINT r;
 
     CreateDirectoryA("msitest", NULL);
-    CreateDirectoryA("msitest\\msitest", NULL);
     create_file("msitest\\augustus", 500);
 
     create_database(msifile, tp_tables, sizeof(tp_tables) / sizeof(msi_table));