diff --git a/core-tests/run-tests.sh b/core-tests/run-tests.sh
index f67b818f..34b9728d 100755
--- a/core-tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/core-tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CORE_GIT_DIR="$(dirname $PWD)"
 echo;
 echo "Linking $CORE_LINK to $CORE_GIT_DIR"
 echo;
-mkdir -p "$(dirname $CORE_LINK)"
+
 ln -sv "${CORE_GIT_DIR}" "${CORE_LINK}"
 rm -vf "${CORE_GIT_DIR}"/*.dat "${CORE_GIT_DIR}"/doc*.json
 
diff --git a/core-tests/src/empty b/core-tests/src/empty
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b