diff --git a/Dockerfile.airflow b/Dockerfile.airflow
index 1065db1e..b6e9c417 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.airflow
+++ b/Dockerfile.airflow
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ RUN if [ "${install_dev}" = "y" ]; then \
 
 ENV PATH /home/airflow/.local/bin:$PATH
 
-RUN mkdir $AIRFLOW_HOME/applications_file_directory
-ENV AIRFLOW_APPLICATIONS_DIRECTORY_PATH $AIRFLOW_HOME/applications_file_directory
+ENV AIRFLOW_APPLICATIONS_DIRECTORY_PATH $AIRFLOW_HOME
 
 COPY data_science_pipeline ./data_science_pipeline
 COPY notebooks ./notebooks