diff --git a/benchmarks/lambda/Snakefile b/benchmarks/lambda/Snakefile
index 6cd2ff007167c14d149ef35d229b94f85e5c2f23..0793621db7d0bcbbab541ec8f372e514be5658e4 100644
--- a/benchmarks/lambda/Snakefile
+++ b/benchmarks/lambda/Snakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ rule lambda_generate:
 		GEN_FILE="sim_output/lambda/lambda_decay_{P}GeV.hepmc"
 	shell:
 		"""
-mkdir -p results/lambda
 root -l -b -q '{input.script}({params.NEVENTS_GEN},0,"{output.GEN_FILE}",{wildcards.P},{wildcards.P})'
 """
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/neutron/Snakefile b/benchmarks/neutron/Snakefile
index 3f24d73847986a93e556b12ad7f4a5b979448ec4..5b5658f955e5f64cd84c895b271c035259a73c79 100644
--- a/benchmarks/neutron/Snakefile
+++ b/benchmarks/neutron/Snakefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ rule neutron_generate:
 		GEN_FILE="sim_output/neutron/neutron_{P}GeV.hepmc"
 	shell:
 		"""
-mkdir -p sim_output/neutron
 root -l -b -q '{input.script}({params.NEVENTS_GEN},"{output.GEN_FILE}", "neutron", {params.th_min}, {params.th_max}, 0., 360., {wildcards.P})'
 """
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/sigma/Snakefile b/benchmarks/sigma/Snakefile
index cbafed6bcc1e519da35b3386532dee6f0c522369..77b64df8eb4c7c5b35c34be38b7184e58b25c99e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/sigma/Snakefile
+++ b/benchmarks/sigma/Snakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ rule sigma_generate:
 		GEN_FILE="sim_output/sigma/sigma_decay_{P}GeV.hepmc"
 	shell:
 		"""
-mkdir -p results/sigma
 root -l -b -q '{input.script}({params.NEVENTS_GEN},0,"{output.GEN_FILE}",{wildcards.P},{wildcards.P})'
 """