* lisp/files.el (basic-save-buffer): Remove redundant directory-creation.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index f9d02511839..cbc6e59c442 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -4563,32 +4563,21 @@ Before and after saving the buffer, this function runs
 		 (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name))))
 	(let ((recent-save (recent-auto-save-p))
 	      setmodes)
-	    ;; If buffer has no file name, ask user for one.
+          ;; If buffer has no file name, ask user for one.
 	  (or buffer-file-name
-	    (let ((filename
-		   (expand-file-name
-		    (read-file-name "File to save in: "
-				    nil (expand-file-name (buffer-name))))))
-	      (if (file-exists-p filename)
-		  (if (file-directory-p filename)
-		      ;; Signal an error if the user specified the name of an
-		      ;; existing directory.
-		      (error "%s is a directory" filename)
-		    (unless (y-or-n-p (format "File `%s' exists; overwrite? "
-					      filename))
-		      (error "Canceled")))
-		;; Signal an error if the specified name refers to a
-		;; non-existing directory.
-		(let ((dir (file-name-directory filename)))
-		  (unless (file-directory-p dir)
-		    (if (file-exists-p dir)
-			(error "%s is not a directory" dir)
-		      (if (y-or-n-p
-			   (format "Directory `%s' does not exist; create? "
-				   dir))
-			  (make-directory dir t)
-			(error "Canceled"))))))
-	      (set-visited-file-name filename)))
+              (let ((filename
+                     (expand-file-name
+                      (read-file-name "File to save in: "
+                                      nil (expand-file-name (buffer-name))))))
+                (if (file-exists-p filename)
+                    (if (file-directory-p filename)
+                        ;; Signal an error if the user specified the name of an
+                        ;; existing directory.
+                        (error "%s is a directory" filename)
+                      (unless (y-or-n-p (format "File `%s' exists; overwrite? "
+                                                filename))
+                        (error "Canceled"))))
+                (set-visited-file-name filename)))
 	  (or (verify-visited-file-modtime (current-buffer))
 	      (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name))
 	      (yes-or-no-p