diff --git a/corec/tools/branch/branch.py b/corec/tools/branch/branch.py
index 14591d19..b28b1d40 100644
--- a/corec/tools/branch/branch.py
+++ b/corec/tools/branch/branch.py
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@
 
 redirect_src=[]
 redirect_dst=[]
-header=[]
-
-def create_missing_dirs(path: str):
-    new_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(path))
-    if os.path.exists(new_path):
-        return
-    os.makedirs(new_path)
 
 def compare(srcname: str, dstname: str) -> bool:
     if not os.path.exists(dstname):
@@ -27,9 +20,6 @@ def compare(srcname: str, dstname: str) -> bool:
 def copy(srcname: str, dstname: str):
     print('{} -> {}'.format(srcname, dstname))
 
-    s = os.stat(srcname)
-    create_missing_dirs(dstname)
-
     shutil.copy2(srcname, dstname)
 
 def match(name: str, mask: str) -> bool: