diff --git a/src/common/cfgfiles.c b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
index 9b8d9e4c..2532fb93 100644
--- a/src/common/cfgfiles.c
+++ b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ load_config (void)
 	char out[256];
 #endif
 
-	check_prefs_dir ();
 	username = g_get_user_name ();
 	if (!username)
 		username = "root";