diff --git a/salt/minion/cert.sls b/salt/minion/cert.sls
index f37924f..09ef9d1 100644
--- a/salt/minion/cert.sls
+++ b/salt/minion/cert.sls
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@
   x509.pem_managed:
     - name: {{ cacert_file }}
     - text: {{ ca_cert|replace('\n', '') }}
-    - makedirs: True
     - watch_in:
       - file: salt_trust_ca_{{ cacert_file }}_permissions
       - cmd: salt_update_certificates