diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99c3309..dbc9d34 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,15 +24,9 @@
 
 	install -m 0755 stateful_update "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin"
 
-	# The content in /var/lib is only meaningful for installation in
-	# a chroot, not for Moblab.
-	mkdir -m0777 -p "${DESTDIR}/var/lib/devserver"
-	mkdir -m0777 -p "${DESTDIR}/var/lib/devserver/static"
-	mkdir -m0777 -p "${DESTDIR}/var/lib/devserver/static/cache"
-
-	# The dut-scripts content is only used when installed on Moblab.
-	# Mode 0644 for these files because they're for serving to DUTs
-	# over HTTP, not for local execution.
+  # The dut-scripts content is only used when installed on Moblab.
+  # Mode 0644 for these files because they're for serving to DUTs
+  # over HTTP, not for local execution.
 	install -m 0644 stateful_update \
 		"${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/devserver/dut-scripts"
 	install -m 0644 quick-provision/quick-provision \