diff --git a/apps/Salmon/install_0.8.2.sh b/apps/Salmon/install_0.8.2.sh
index 263b069683fd5140d132e6f6b8cf8ba885646ad8..a6a445f11ed83ee83ebbbbe8023c266f9fcee1c8 100644
--- a/apps/Salmon/install_0.8.2.sh
+++ b/apps/Salmon/install_0.8.2.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ source ../build_env.sh
 
 SALMON_VERSION=0.8.2
 
-mkdir -p ${SALMON_VERSION}
 curl -k -L  https://github.com/COMBINE-lab/salmon/releases/download/v${SALMON_VERSION}/Salmon-${SALMON_VERSION}_linux_x86_64.tar.gz -o Salmon-${SALMON_VERSION}_linux_x86_64.tar.gz
 tar xzf Salmon-${SALMON_VERSION}_linux_x86_64.tar.gz
 mv Salmon-${SALMON_VERSION}_linux_x86_64 ${SALMON_VERSION}