diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f2fa515a..7d2aca29 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -664,11 +664,6 @@ endif #FAPI
 EXTRA_DIST += dist/tpm-udev.rules
 
 install-dirs:
-if HOSTOS_LINUX
-	(systemd-sysusers && systemd-tmpfiles --create) || \
-	($(call make_tss_user_and_group) && $(call make_fapi_dirs) && ($call set_fapi_permissions)) || true
-	$(call check_fapi_dirs)
-endif
 
 install-data-hook: install-dirs
 	-if [ ! -z "$(udevrulesprefix)" ]; then \