diff --git a/build_ohana.sh b/build_ohana.sh
index 58ba94521e51c00afb93a8cb57e6335128daaca9..02976e137ef7d878f0ab425a54d8b6a0aa829669 100755
--- a/build_ohana.sh
+++ b/build_ohana.sh
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ echo "Setting up theming ..."
 cd ..
 if [[ -d dist ]]; then
   rm -rf dist
-else
-  mkdir dist
 fi
 if [[ $build_option == 1 || $build_option == 3 ]]; then
   ln -s ohana/dist dist