diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
index eb70640be461b1..93e14d47c75596 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ common.refreshTmpDir();
 {
   const pathname = `${common.tmpDir}/test1`;
 
-  unlink(pathname);
-
   fs.mkdir(pathname, common.mustCall(function(err) {
     assert.strictEqual(err, null);
     assert.strictEqual(common.fileExists(pathname), true);
@@ -30,8 +28,6 @@ common.refreshTmpDir();
 {
   const pathname = `${common.tmpDir}/test2`;
 
-  unlink(pathname);
-
   fs.mkdir(pathname, 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err) {
     assert.strictEqual(err, null);
     assert.strictEqual(common.fileExists(pathname), true);