diff --git a/apio/profile.py b/apio/profile.py
index 464b1db6..e1d59570 100644
--- a/apio/profile.py
+++ b/apio/profile.py
@@ -199,9 +199,12 @@ def _load_profile(self, profile: Path):
             self.packages = data  # Backward compatibility
 
     def save(self):
-        """DOC: todo"""
+        """Save the profile file"""
 
-        util.mkdir(self._profile_path)
+        # -- Create the profile folder, if it does not exist yet
+        path = self._profile_path.parent
+        if not path.exists():
+            path.mkdir()
 
         with open(self._profile_path, "w", encoding="utf8") as profile:
             data = {
diff --git a/apio/util.py b/apio/util.py
index 3d5fed71..9efad500 100644
--- a/apio/util.py
+++ b/apio/util.py
@@ -628,21 +628,6 @@ def print_exception_developers(e):
     click.secho(f"{e}\n", fg="yellow")
 
 
-def mkdir(path):
-    """DOC: TODO"""
-
-    # path = dirname(path)
-    path = path.parent
-
-    if not path.exists():
-        path.mkdir()
-    # if not exists(path):
-    #     try:
-    #         os.makedirs(path)
-    #     except OSError:
-    #         pass
-
-
 def check_dir(_dir: Path) -> Path:
     """Check if the given path is a folder. It it does not exists
     the folder is created. If no path is given the current working