diff --git a/test/Vagrantfile b/test/Vagrantfile
index caa591aa2..37574f875 100644
--- a/test/Vagrantfile
+++ b/test/Vagrantfile
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
             echo 'Install Dev Utilities' && date
             apt-get install -y vim htop jq
 
-            #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-            echo '/tmp/pgbackrest owned by root so tests do not use it' && date
-            mkdir -p 700 /tmp/pgbackrest
-
             #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             echo 'create link to repo in old location to make the transition less painful' && date
             ln -s /home/vagrant/pgbackrest /backrest