diff --git a/virtconv/formats.py b/virtconv/formats.py
index ff4b97f5..0bc7c4d8 100644
--- a/virtconv/formats.py
+++ b/virtconv/formats.py
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ class VirtConverter(object):
             disk_format = None
 
         if destdir is None:
-            destdir = StoragePool.get_default_dir(self.conn, build=not dry)
+            poolxml = StoragePool.build_default_pool(self.conn)
+            destdir = poolxml.target_path
 
         guest = self.get_guest()
         for disk in guest.devices.disk:
diff --git a/virtinst/storage.py b/virtinst/storage.py
index 73fe5396..b778369b 100644
--- a/virtinst/storage.py
+++ b/virtinst/storage.py
@@ -221,32 +221,6 @@ class StoragePool(_StorageObject):
                 _("Couldn't create default storage pool '%s': %s") %
                 (path, str(e)))
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_default_dir(conn, build=False):
-        """
-        Return the default storage dir. If there's a 'default' pool,
-        report that. If there's no default pool, return the dir we would
-        use for the default.
-        """
-        path = _preferred_default_pool_path(conn)
-        if (not conn.is_remote() and
-            not conn.support.conn_storage()):
-            if build and not os.path.exists(path):
-                os.makedirs(path)
-            return path
-
-        try:
-            for pool in conn.fetch_all_pools():
-                if pool.name == "default":
-                    return pool.target_path
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-        if build:
-            return StoragePool.build_default_pool(conn).target_path
-        return _preferred_default_pool_path(conn)
-
-
     @staticmethod
     def lookup_pool_by_path(conn, path):
         """