diff --git a/pretext/project/__init__.py b/pretext/project/__init__.py
index f1051ea5..7ed33fbe 100644
--- a/pretext/project/__init__.py
+++ b/pretext/project/__init__.py
@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ def save_asset_table(self, asset_table: pt.AssetTable) -> None:
         Saves the asset_table to a pickle file in the generated assets directory
         based on the target name.
         """
-        self.ensure_asset_directories()
-        log.warning("Saving asset table")
         with open(self.generated_dir_abspath() / f".{self.name}_assets.pkl", "wb") as f:
             pickle.dump(asset_table, f)