diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
index 31a4acce39..dcae2bdc7e 100644
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 - name: make sure directories are owned by copr-dist-git user
   file: path={{ item }} owner=copr-dist-git group=copr-dist-git state=directory recurse=yes
   with_items:
-  - /var/lib/copr-dist-git/
   - /var/log/copr-dist-git/
 
 - name: install config for copr-dist-git