diff --git a/init.hardware.rc b/init.hardware.rc
index 48b91d54..3cdb876a 100644
--- a/init.hardware.rc
+++ b/init.hardware.rc
@@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ 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