diff --git a/copy-files b/copy-files
index 38d7a5d..8f23c5b 100755
--- a/copy-files
+++ b/copy-files
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 # copy regular files
-mkdir -vp \
-	applications \
-	build-system \
-	fonts \
-	network \
-	scripts \
-	system \
-	themes \
-	unused \
-	vim \
-	virtual-machines
-
 while read f t
 	eval set t $t
 	cp -vr "$t" "$f"