diff --git a/recipes/emulators/flycast/recipe.toml b/recipes/emulators/flycast/recipe.toml
index 1211031bf..de1dde572 100644
--- a/recipes/emulators/flycast/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/emulators/flycast/recipe.toml
@@ -32,8 +32,4 @@ COOKBOOK_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(
     -DWITH_SYSTEM_ZSTD=ON
 )
 cookbook_cmake
-
-# for some reason flycast require local dir already set up
-mkdir -p ${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/.local/share/flycast
-touch ${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/.local/share/flycast/.tmp
 """