diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/create_empty_dirs_and_files_task.ts b/src/dev/build/tasks/create_empty_dirs_and_files_task.ts
index 06b402c580151..6ef878cbab554 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/create_empty_dirs_and_files_task.ts
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/create_empty_dirs_and_files_task.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ export const CreateEmptyDirsAndFiles: Task = {
   description: 'Creating some empty directories and files to prevent file-permission issues',
 
   async run(config, log, build) {
-    await Promise.all([
-      mkdirp(build.resolvePath('plugins')),
-      mkdirp(build.resolvePath('data/optimize')),
-    ]);
+    await mkdirp(build.resolvePath('plugins'));
   },
 };