diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
index 016ee794..cb9e294a 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
@@ -362,9 +362,6 @@ function install_tahoelafs {
     create_tahoelafs_daemon "introducer"
 
     # start the storage node
-    if [ ! -d /home/tahoelafs/storage ]; then
-        mkdir /home/tahoelafs/storage
-    fi
     create_tahoelafs_storage_node /home/tahoelafs/storage "$(get_tahoelafs_introducer)"
     TAHOELAFS_STORAGE_CONFIG=/home/tahoelafs/storage/tahoe.cfg
     if [ ! -f $TAHOELAFS_STORAGE_CONFIG ]; then