diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index a5bfc4176..db48c68bb 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/misc/ethernet 0770 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/dhcp 0770 dhcp dhcp
     mkdir /data/misc/user 0771 root root
-    mkdir /data/misc/perfprofd 0775 root root
     # give system access to wpa_supplicant.conf for backup and restore
     chmod 0660 /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
     mkdir /data/local 0751 root root