diff --git a/gluster/swift/common/fs_utils.py b/gluster/swift/common/fs_utils.py
index 4de58e4..1f8415c 100644
--- a/gluster/swift/common/fs_utils.py
+++ b/gluster/swift/common/fs_utils.py
@@ -35,27 +35,6 @@ def do_write(fd, msg):
     return cnt
 
 
-def do_mkdir(path):
-    try:
-        os.mkdir(path)
-    except OSError as err:
-        if err.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-            logging.exception("Mkdir failed on %s err: %s", path, err.strerror)
-            raise
-    return True
-
-
-def do_makedirs(path):
-    try:
-        os.makedirs(path)
-    except OSError as err:
-        if err.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-            logging.exception("Makedirs failed on %s err: %s",
-                              path, err.strerror)
-            raise
-    return True
-
-
 def do_listdir(path):
     try:
         buf = os.listdir(path)
@@ -155,7 +134,14 @@ def mkdirs(path):
     :param path: path to create
     """
     if not os.path.isdir(path):
-        do_makedirs(path)
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(path)
+        except OSError as err:
+            if err.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                logging.exception("Makedirs failed on %s err: %s",
+                                  path, err.strerror)
+                raise
+    return True
 
 
 def dir_empty(path):
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_fs_utils.py b/test/unit/common/test_fs_utils.py
index b31a9a2..910199e 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_fs_utils.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_fs_utils.py
@@ -116,32 +116,13 @@ class TestFsUtils(unittest.TestCase):
             os.close(fd)
             os.remove(tmpfile)
 
-    def test_do_mkdir(self):
-        try:
-            path = os.path.join('/tmp', str(random.random()))
-            fs.do_mkdir(path)
-            assert os.path.exists(path)
-            assert fs.do_mkdir(path)
-        finally:
-            os.rmdir(path)
-
-    def test_do_mkdir_err(self):
-        try:
-            path = os.path.join('/tmp', str(random.random()), str(random.random()))
-            fs.do_mkdir(path)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            self.fail("OSError expected")
-
-
-    def test_do_makedirs(self):
+    def test_mkdirs(self):
         try:
             subdir = os.path.join('/tmp', str(random.random()))
             path = os.path.join(subdir, str(random.random()))
-            fs.do_makedirs(path)
+            fs.mkdirs(path)
             assert os.path.exists(path)
-            assert fs.do_makedirs(path)
+            assert fs.mkdirs(path)
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(subdir)