diff --git a/.phing/properties.dist b/.phing/properties.dist
index 9ef38c9..b515716 100644
--- a/.phing/properties.dist
+++ b/.phing/properties.dist
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ dir.reports.coverage = ${dir.reports}/phpunit_coverage
 # Data directories
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-dir.data.tests = ${dir.data}/tests
 dir.data.temporary = ${dir.data}/tmp
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/.phing/tests.xml b/.phing/tests.xml
index 7e53b15..5cdd1da 100644
--- a/.phing/tests.xml
+++ b/.phing/tests.xml
@@ -213,14 +213,6 @@
 
     <!-- Unit tests -->
     <target name="test:phpunit" description="Executes PHPUnit tests">
-        <if>
-            <not>
-                <available file="${dir.data.tests}" type="dir" property="dir.data.tests.available" />
-            </not>
-            <then>
-                <mkdir dir="${dir.data.tests}" />
-            </then>
-        </if>
         <echo msg="Running unit tests..." />
         <exec command="${phpUnit.path} --verbose --no-coverage --configuration ${project.basedir}/phpunit.xml.dist"
               passthru="true"/>