diff --git a/docs/example.rst b/docs/example.rst
index 3ab90e224..d562dc931 100644
--- a/docs/example.rst
+++ b/docs/example.rst
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ We create a ``CuBIDS_Test`` directory to function as our working directory and n
     $ mkdir $PWD/CuBIDS_Test
     $ cd CuBIDS_Test
     $ conda activate cubids
-    $ mkdir -p $PWD/CuBIDS_Test
-    $ cd CuBIDS_Test
 
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