diff --git a/templates/squashkiwi/install.sh b/templates/squashkiwi/install.sh
index 415f06f..9841d76 100755
--- a/templates/squashkiwi/install.sh
+++ b/templates/squashkiwi/install.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ function create_folder() {
 echo "Ensuring deployment folders exist..."
 create_folder "$DEPLOY_FOLDER"
 create_folder "$DATA_FOLDER"
-create_folder "$BACKUP_FOLDER"
 
 # check can pull image on remote host and exit if fails
 if ! docker pull "$IMAGE_REGISTRY/$IMAGE_REPO:$IMAGE_TAG"; then