diff --git a/init.hardware.rc b/init.hardware.rc
index 31f5bb5f..9f4eb7c1 100644
--- a/init.hardware.rc
+++ b/init.hardware.rc
@@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ on zygote-start
     chmod 0771 /persist
     chown system system /persist/WCNSS_qcom_wlan_nv.bin
 
-    # Create directory for hostapd
-    mkdir /data/hostapd 0770 system wifi
-
     # Trigger WLAN driver load
     write /sys/kernel/boot_wlan/boot_wlan 1