diff --git a/spec/support/file_helper.rb b/spec/support/file_helper.rb
index 1e859eb0fd..251788f460 100644
--- a/spec/support/file_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/file_helper.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def create_file(file_path, content)
     file_path = File.expand_path(file_path)
 
     dir_path = File.dirname(file_path)
-    FileUtils.makedirs dir_path unless File.exist?(dir_path)
+    FileUtils.makedirs dir_path
 
     File.open(file_path, 'w') do |file|
       case content
diff --git a/tasks/changelog.rb b/tasks/changelog.rb
index 3e7b336b41..5740cdb230 100644
--- a/tasks/changelog.rb
+++ b/tasks/changelog.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def initialize(type:, body: last_commit_title, ref_type: nil, ref_id: nil, user:
     end
 
     def write
-      Dir.mkdir(ENTRIES_PATH) unless Dir.exist?(ENTRIES_PATH)
+      Dir.mkdir(ENTRIES_PATH)
       File.write(path, content)
       path
     end