diff --git a/build/SConscript.install b/build/SConscript.install
index 19999c0d..e00254af 100644
--- a/build/SConscript.install
+++ b/build/SConscript.install
@@ -68,17 +68,6 @@ if sys.platform == 'win32':
 		install('#dist', ['QtCore4.dll', 'QtGui4.dll', 'QtXml4.dll',
 			'QtNetwork4.dll', 'QtOpenGL4.dll'], prefix = env['QT4_BINPATH'])
 elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
-	try:
-		os.mkdir('#Mitsuba.app')
-		os.mkdir('#Mitsuba.app/plugins')
-		os.mkdir('#Mitsuba.app/schema')
-		os.mkdir('#Mitsuba.app/Contents')
-		os.mkdir('#Mitsuba.app/Contents/Frameworks')
-		os.mkdir('#Mitsuba.app/Contents/MacOS')
-		os.nkdir('#Mitsuba.app/Contents/Resources/PreviewSettings.nib')
-		os.mkdir('#Mitsuba.app/Contents/Resources')
-	except:
-		pass
 	for i in plugins:
 		installTargets += env.Install('#Mitsuba.app/plugins', i)
 	installTargets += env.Install('#Mitsuba.app/schema', '#schema/scene.xsd')