diff --git a/mpsd-software.py b/mpsd-software.py
index 52475120e4639bf2e64d3568dedd841474b0decc..1cc6133f3898de07ea28d45842f99db4b57f0841 100755
--- a/mpsd-software.py
+++ b/mpsd-software.py
@@ -893,9 +893,6 @@ 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(