diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java b/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java
index 7b4dfdb72..76eb4abe1 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java
@@ -600,17 +600,6 @@ static void mv(String path, String dest, Callback callback) {
             return;
         }
 
-        //Check if the output file directory exists.
-        File dir = new File(dest);
-        if (!dir.exists())
-        {
-            if (!dir.mkdirs())
-            {
-                callback.invoke("Output directory creation failed.");
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
         try {
             InputStream in = new FileInputStream(path);
             OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(dest);