--- a/util/install_helper.sh
+++ b/util/install_helper.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 if $useroot; then
     chown root:root "${DESTDIR}${bindir}/fusermount3"
     chmod u+s "${DESTDIR}${bindir}/fusermount3"
-
-    if test ! -e "${DESTDIR}/dev/fuse"; then
-        mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/dev"
-        mknod "${DESTDIR}/dev/fuse" -m 0666 c 10 229
-    fi
 fi
 
 if [ "${udevrulesdir}" != "" ]; then
