diff --git a/mpsd-software.py b/mpsd-software.py
index dd1ec80adad2aaadae37c8719de382fd52c0b41b..552e35123aa36df461ee0c0b6fff878053c33248 100755
--- a/mpsd-software.py
+++ b/mpsd-software.py
@@ -890,9 +890,6 @@ def install_environment(
     # Install the toolchains
     with os_chdir(toolchain_dir):
         # run spack_setup_script with the toolchains as arguments
-        # if the log folder doesn't exist, create it
-        if not os.path.exists("logs"):
-            os.mkdir("logs")
         for toolchain in toolchains:
             # Set the install log file name from create_log_file_names
             build_log_file_name = create_log_file_names(