Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/OsmValidator.java
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Subsystem: com.intellij.openapi.diff.impl.patch.CharsetEP
<+>UTF-8
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/OsmValidator.java	(revision 15479)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/OsmValidator.java	(date 1572288309934)
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
      * Initializes {@code OsmValidator}.
      */
     public static void initialize() {
-        checkValidatorDir();
         initializeGridDetail();
         loadIgnoredErrors();
     }
@@ -195,20 +194,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Check if validator directory exists (store ignored errors file)
-     */
-    private static void checkValidatorDir() {
-        File pathDir = new File(getValidatorDir());
-        try {
-            if (!pathDir.exists()) {
-                Utils.mkDirs(pathDir);
-            }
-        } catch (SecurityException e) {
-            Logging.log(Logging.LEVEL_ERROR, "Unable to check validator directory", e);
-        }
-    }
-
     private static void loadIgnoredErrors() {
         ignoredErrors.clear();
         if (ValidatorPrefHelper.PREF_USE_IGNORE.get()) {