diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/ExternalMods.cs b/OpenRA.Game/ExternalMods.cs
index 1efc75d75a..b3896bd2c9 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/ExternalMods.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/ExternalMods.cs
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			foreach (var source in sources.Distinct())
 			{
-				if (!Directory.Exists(source))
-					continue;
-
 				var metadataPath = Path.Combine(source, "ModMetadata");
 
 				try
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Platform.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Platform.cs
index 60d6c4ba87..b6caf7992d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Platform.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Platform.cs
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					break;
 			}
 
-			if (!Directory.Exists(dir))
-				Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
-
 			return dir + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
 		}