diff --git a/rhizome.h b/rhizome.h
index 4da31913..ab3ceb9a 100644
--- a/rhizome.h
+++ b/rhizome.h
@@ -187,9 +187,6 @@ const char *rhizome_datastore_path();
 int form_rhizome_datastore_path(char * buf, size_t bufsiz, const char *fmt, ...);
 int create_rhizome_datastore_dir();
 
-int form_rhizome_import_path(char * buf, size_t bufsiz, const char *fmt, ...);
-int create_rhizome_import_dir();
-
 /* Handy statement for forming the path of a rhizome store file in a char buffer whose declaration
  * is in scope (so that sizeof(buf) will work).  Evaluates to true if the pathname fitted into
  * the provided buffer, false (0) otherwise (after logging an error).  */
diff --git a/rhizome_database.c b/rhizome_database.c
index 707bc440..76e5339a 100644
--- a/rhizome_database.c
+++ b/rhizome_database.c
@@ -63,39 +63,12 @@ int form_rhizome_datastore_path(char * buf, size_t bufsiz, const char *fmt, ...)
   return 1;
 }
 
-int form_rhizome_import_path(char * buf, size_t bufsiz, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-  va_list ap;
-  strbuf b = strbuf_local(buf, bufsiz);
-  strbuf_sprintf(b, "%s/import", rhizome_datastore_path());
-  if (fmt) {
-    va_start(ap, fmt);
-    strbuf_putc(b, '/');
-    strbuf_vsprintf(b, fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-  }
-  if (strbuf_overrun(b)) {
-      WHY("Path buffer overrun");
-      return 0;
-  }
-  return 1;
-}
-
 int create_rhizome_datastore_dir()
 {
   if (config.debug.rhizome) DEBUGF("mkdirs(%s, 0700)", rhizome_datastore_path());
   return emkdirs(rhizome_datastore_path(), 0700);
 }
 
-int create_rhizome_import_dir()
-{
-  char dirname[1024];
-  if (!form_rhizome_import_path(dirname, sizeof dirname, NULL))
-    return -1;
-  if (config.debug.rhizome) DEBUGF("mkdirs(%s, 0700)", dirname);
-  return emkdirs(dirname, 0700);
-}
-
 sqlite3 *rhizome_db=NULL;
 
 /* XXX Requires a messy join that might be slow. */
diff --git a/rhizome_fetch.c b/rhizome_fetch.c
index 982e14f0..0fe76dbe 100644
--- a/rhizome_fetch.c
+++ b/rhizome_fetch.c
@@ -543,8 +543,6 @@ static int schedule_fetch(struct rhizome_fetch_slot *slot)
   slot->write_state.blob_fd=-1;
   slot->write_state.blob_rowid=-1;
 
-  if (create_rhizome_import_dir() == -1)
-    RETURN(WHY("Unable to create import directory"));
   if (slot->manifest) {
     if (rhizome_open_write(&slot->write_state, slot->manifest->fileHexHash, slot->manifest->fileLength, RHIZOME_PRIORITY_DEFAULT))
       RETURN(-1);