diff --git a/tests/tester.nim b/tests/tester.nim
index 266811b..19e7943 100644
--- a/tests/tester.nim
+++ b/tests/tester.nim
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ test "can build with #head and versioned package (#289)":
 
 test "can validate package structure (#144)":
   # Clear nimble dir.
-  removeDir(installDir)
-  createDir(installDir)
+  #removeDir(installDir)
+  #createDir(installDir)
 
   # Test that no warnings are produced for correctly structured packages.
   for package in ["a", "b", "c"]: