diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index b5070399c1..5a3e792bc3 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,17 +56,6 @@
   tags:
   - koji_builder
 
-- name: make a bunch of dirs
-  file: state=directory path={{ item }} owner=apache group=apache
-  with_items:
-    - /mnt/koji/packages
-    - /mnt/koji/repos
-    - /mnt/koji/work
-    - /mnt/koji/scratch
-  when: env == 'staging'
-  tags:
-  - koji_builder
-
 - name: add pkgs
   yum: state=present pkg={{ item }}
   with_items: