diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeFileManager.java b/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeFileManager.java
index e6b85fb..b643049 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeFileManager.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeFileManager.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
         this.fileMapProvider = fileMapProvider;
         this.ioManager = ioManager;
         this.baseDir = baseDir;
-        createDirs();
     }
 
     @Override