diff --git a/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/alternative/tests/test_alternative.py b/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/alternative/tests/test_alternative.py
index 1077badc2..058d8b619 100644
--- a/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/alternative/tests/test_alternative.py
+++ b/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/alternative/tests/test_alternative.py
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@
     os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('all')
 
 
-def test_directories(host):
-    dirs = [
-        "/var/lib/influxdb_exporter"
-    ]
-    for dir in dirs:
-        d = host.file(dir)
-        assert not d.exists
-
-
 def test_service(host):
     s = host.service("influxdb_exporter")
     try:
diff --git a/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
index 18022851c..822979c6c 100644
--- a/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/roles/influxdb_exporter/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@
     os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('all')
 
 
-def test_directories(host):
-    dirs = [
-        "/var/lib/influxdb_exporter"
-    ]
-    for dir in dirs:
-        d = host.file(dir)
-        assert d.is_directory
-        assert d.exists
-
-
 def test_files(host):
     files = [
         "/etc/systemd/system/influxdb_exporter.service",
diff --git a/roles/influxdb_exporter/tasks/configure.yml b/roles/influxdb_exporter/tasks/configure.yml
index 2ca839b4d..a6eb22674 100644
--- a/roles/influxdb_exporter/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/roles/influxdb_exporter/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@
     mode: 0644
   notify: restart influxdb_exporter
 
-- name: Create influxdb_exporter config directory
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/etc/influxdb_exporter"
-    state: directory
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: u+rwX,g+rwX,o=rX
-
 - name: Allow influxdb_exporter port in SELinux on RedHat OS family
   community.general.seport:
     ports: "{{ influxdb_exporter_web_listen_address.split(':')[-1] }}"