diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 68d427d7b..e0447c6bf 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -1368,9 +1368,6 @@ bool Session::addTorrent_impl(AddTorrentData addData, const MagnetUri &magnetUri
     p.max_connections = pref->getMaxConnecsPerTorrent();
     p.max_uploads = pref->getMaxUploadsPerTorrent();
     p.save_path = Utils::String::toStdString(Utils::Fs::toNativePath(savePath));
-    // Check if save path exists, creating it otherwise
-    if (!QDir(savePath).exists())
-        QDir().mkpath(savePath);
 
     m_addingTorrents.insert(hash, addData);
     // Adding torrent to BitTorrent session
@@ -1460,9 +1457,6 @@ bool Session::loadMetadata(const MagnetUri &magnetUri)
 
     QString savePath = QString("%1/%2").arg(QDir::tempPath()).arg(hash);
     p.save_path = Utils::String::toStdString(Utils::Fs::toNativePath(savePath));
-    // Check if save path exists, creating it otherwise
-    if (!QDir(savePath).exists())
-        QDir().mkpath(savePath);
 
     // Forced start
     p.flags &= ~libt::add_torrent_params::flag_paused;
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
index fce7c2359..aebbc35ef 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
@@ -1284,10 +1284,6 @@ void TorrentHandle::moveStorage(const QString &newPath)
         if (QDir(oldPath) == QDir(newPath)) return;
 
         qDebug("move storage: %s to %s", qPrintable(oldPath), qPrintable(newPath));
-        // Create destination directory if necessary
-        // or move_storage() will fail...
-        QDir().mkpath(newPath);
-
         try {
             // Actually move the storage
             m_nativeHandle.move_storage(newPath.toUtf8().constData());