diff --git a/lutris/startup.py b/lutris/startup.py
index 9c6ee242c..07690d87b 100644
--- a/lutris/startup.py
+++ b/lutris/startup.py
@@ -32,12 +32,10 @@ def init_dirs():
         os.path.join(settings.CONFIG_DIR, "runners"),
         os.path.join(settings.CONFIG_DIR, "games"),
         settings.DATA_DIR,
-        os.path.join(settings.DATA_DIR, "covers"),
         settings.ICON_PATH,
         os.path.join(settings.CACHE_DIR, "banners"),
         os.path.join(settings.CACHE_DIR, "coverart"),
         os.path.join(settings.DATA_DIR, "runners"),
-        os.path.join(settings.DATA_DIR, "lib"),
         settings.RUNTIME_DIR,
         settings.CACHE_DIR,
         settings.SHADER_CACHE_DIR,