diff --git a/ambient_toolbox/locale/xx/.gitkeep b/ambient_toolbox/locale/xx/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index c960852..1f7e1e0 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
 
-LOCALE_PATHS = [BASE_PATH / "/ambient_toolbox/locale"]
+LOCALE_PATHS = [BASE_PATH / "ambient_toolbox/locale"]
 
 PASSWORD_HASHERS = [
     "django.contrib.auth.hashers.MD5PasswordHasher",
diff --git a/tests/management_commands/test_create_translation_file.py b/tests/management_commands/test_create_translation_file.py
index dbfbeaf..a110fa0 100644
--- a/tests/management_commands/test_create_translation_file.py
+++ b/tests/management_commands/test_create_translation_file.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from os.path import isfile
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management import call_command
@@ -7,11 +6,6 @@
 
 
 class CreateTranslationFileTest(SimpleTestCase):
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super().setUpClass()
-        Path(settings.LOCALE_PATHS[0] / "xx/LC_MESSAGES").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
     def test_command_regular(self):
         call_command("create_translation_file", lang="xx")