diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e087b3b66..6b51867ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ core/lib/**
 .yarnrc
 *.tsbuildinfo
 test_results.html
+pre-install
 
 # docs
 docs/yarn.lock
diff --git a/pre-install/.gitkeep b/pre-install/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/scripts/download-bin.mjs b/scripts/download-bin.mjs
index a1884d940..36e17b3f0 100644
--- a/scripts/download-bin.mjs
+++ b/scripts/download-bin.mjs
@@ -231,11 +231,6 @@ async function main() {
   console.log('Downloads completed.')
 }
 
-// Ensure the downloads directory exists
-if (!fs.existsSync('downloads')) {
-  fs.mkdirSync('downloads')
-}
-
 main().catch((err) => {
   console.error('Error:', err)
   process.exit(1)