diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a6aebbe..53759a7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.60) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * ubuntutools/common.py: Now split into multiple files depending on
     function.
   * Adjusted imports on all files as necessary for the change above.
+  * Removed ubuntutools/misc.py's mkdir function - superseded by
+    os.makedirs().
 
   [ Iain Lane ]
   * requestsync: Only attempt to change bug importance if in ubuntu-dev, as it
diff --git a/manage-credentials b/manage-credentials
index 378647a..1288c5b 100755
--- a/manage-credentials
+++ b/manage-credentials
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import os
 import sys
 from optparse import OptionParser, make_option
 from ubuntutools.lp.libsupport import *
-from ubuntutools.misc import mkdir
 
 class CmdOptions(OptionParser):
     
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ def create_credentials(options):
     else:
         credentialsDir = os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/lp_credentials")
         if not os.path.isdir(credentialsDir):
-            mkdir(credentialsDir)
+            os.makedirs(credentialsDir)
         os.chmod(credentialsDir, 0700)
         filepath = os.path.expanduser("%s/%s-%s.txt" % \
             (credentialsDir, options.consumer, str(options.level).lower()))
diff --git a/ubuntutools/misc.py b/ubuntutools/misc.py
index df96e55..5d9b8bb 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/misc.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/misc.py
@@ -21,19 +21,6 @@
 # Modules.
 import os
 
-def mkdir(directory):
-    """
-        Create the given directory and all its parents recursively, but don't
-        raise an exception if it already exists.
-    """
-    
-    path = [x for x in directory.split('/') if x]
-    
-    for i in xrange(len(path)):
-        current_path = '/' + '/'.join(path[:i+1])
-        if not os.path.isdir(current_path):
-            os.mkdir(current_path)
-
 def readlist(filename, uniq=True):
     """ Read a list of words from the indicated file. """