diff --git a/scripts/release-deb.sh b/scripts/release-deb.sh
index f7c9b4b..e4621f5 100644
--- a/scripts/release-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-deb.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ docker build \
     -t $name \
     "$context"
 
-mkdir -p dist/
 docker run $name tar -c -C /vdirsyncer pkgs | tar x -C "$context"
 package_cloud push pimutils/vdirsyncer/$distro/$distrover $context/pkgs/*.deb
 rm -rf "$context"