diff --git a/spack-environment/Makefile b/spack-environment/Makefile
index 6b6b66d9633ff82a9f05580fe1154380baa07850..a4e61a24831b1ae02ae55823f6214f024a9bf152 100644
--- a/spack-environment/Makefile
+++ b/spack-environment/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ include $(SPACK_ENV)/spack.mk
 endif
 
 $(SPACK_ENV)/push: $(addprefix $(SPACK_ENV)/push/,$($(SPACK_ENV)/SPACK_PACKAGE_IDS))
-	@mkdir -p $(BUILDCACHE_DIR)
 	$(foreach buildcache, $(BUILDCACHE_MIRROR), $(SPACK) buildcache update-index --mirror-url $(buildcache) ;)
 
 $(SPACK_ENV)/push/%: $(SPACK_ENV)/install/%