diff --git a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_0.sh b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_0.sh
index ebcb989..cddea0a 100644
--- a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_0.sh
+++ b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_0.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ else
   RESIZE_WIDTH=0
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$DATA" ]; then
-  echo "Error: DATA is not a path to a directory: $DATA"
-  echo "Set the DATA variable in create_imagenet.sh to the path" \
-       "where the ImageNet training data is stored."
-  exit 1
-fi
 
 
 
diff --git a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_1.sh b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_1.sh
index 064b245..a48946f 100644
--- a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_1.sh
+++ b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_1.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ else
   RESIZE_WIDTH=0
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$DATA" ]; then
-  echo "Error: DATA is not a path to a directory: $DATA"
-  echo "Set the DATA variable in create_imagenet.sh to the path" \
-       "where the ImageNet training data is stored."
-  exit 1
-fi
 
 
 
diff --git a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_2.sh b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_2.sh
index 64038ae..1403a09 100644
--- a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_2.sh
+++ b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_2.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ else
   RESIZE_WIDTH=0
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$DATA" ]; then
-  echo "Error: DATA is not a path to a directory: $DATA"
-  echo "Set the DATA variable in create_imagenet.sh to the path" \
-       "where the ImageNet training data is stored."
-  exit 1
-fi
 
 
 
diff --git a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_3.sh b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_3.sh
index ecce061..c60ac0c 100644
--- a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_3.sh
+++ b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_3.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ else
   RESIZE_WIDTH=0
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$DATA" ]; then
-  echo "Error: DATA is not a path to a directory: $DATA"
-  echo "Set the DATA variable in create_imagenet.sh to the path" \
-       "where the ImageNet training data is stored."
-  exit 1
-fi
 
 
 
diff --git a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_4.sh b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_4.sh
index 941f1b7..bb55dfd 100644
--- a/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_4.sh
+++ b/DataPreparationCode/create_lmdb_test_fold_4.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ else
   RESIZE_WIDTH=0
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$DATA" ]; then
-  echo "Error: DATA is not a path to a directory: $DATA"
-  echo "Set the DATA variable in create_imagenet.sh to the path" \
-       "where the ImageNet training data is stored."
-  exit 1
-fi