diff --git a/Boxstarter.TestRunner/Bootstrap.ps1 b/Boxstarter.TestRunner/Bootstrap.ps1
index 77045c6d..c3e7dd65 100644
--- a/Boxstarter.TestRunner/Bootstrap.ps1
+++ b/Boxstarter.TestRunner/Bootstrap.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ function Bootstrap-Boxstarter {
     if(-not $env:ChocolateyInstall -or -not (Test-Path "$env:ChocolateyInstall")){
         Write-Output "Chocolatey not installed. Downloading and installing..."
         $env:ChocolateyInstall = "$env:programdata\chocolatey"
-        New-Item $env:ChocolateyInstall -Force -type directory | Out-Null
         Get-HttpToFile "https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1" "$env:temp\choco.ps1"
         . "$env:temp\choco.ps1"
     }
diff --git a/BuildScripts/bootstrapper.ps1 b/BuildScripts/bootstrapper.ps1
index 625fcec1..645baf75 100644
--- a/BuildScripts/bootstrapper.ps1
+++ b/BuildScripts/bootstrapper.ps1
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ function Check-Chocolatey {
             }
             try {
                 $env:ChocolateyInstall = "$env:programdata\chocolatey"
-                New-Item $env:ChocolateyInstall -Force -type directory | Out-Null
                 $url="https://chocolatey.org/api/v2/package/chocolatey/"
                 $wc=new-object net.webclient
                 $wp=[system.net.WebProxy]::GetDefaultProxy()