diff --git a/build_io.sh b/build_io.sh
index 19d258bde19e50cc46eb663271db3cbe490e7a11..ea5fcd5b4ed2f17d7a0a3804fb3cd8ebcaee899e 100755
--- a/build_io.sh
+++ b/build_io.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ mkdir openfpm_io/src/config
 git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_devices.git openfpm_devices
 git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_data.git openfpm_data
 git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_pdata.git openfpm_pdata
-cd "$1/openfpm_data"
-cd ..
 
 cd "$1/openfpm_io"