diff --git a/lxc.spec.in b/lxc.spec.in
index 199732707..c8c93a228 100644
--- a/lxc.spec.in
+++ b/lxc.spec.in
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -type f -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %post
-mkdir -p /var/lxc
-chmod ugo+w /var/lxc
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)