diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 828c3f672..91d6697b5 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ on post-fs-data
 
     # create dalvik-cache, so as to enforce our permissions
     mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 root root
-    mkdir /data/dalvik-cache/profiles 0711 system system
 
     # create resource-cache and double-check the perms
     mkdir /data/resource-cache 0771 system system