diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/util/store/filestore.go b/pkg/kubelet/util/store/filestore.go
index d22226637ba..17c313602ad 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/util/store/filestore.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/util/store/filestore.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type FileStore struct {
 
 // NewFileStore returns an instance of FileStore.
 func NewFileStore(path string, fs utilfs.Filesystem) (Store, error) {
-	if err := ensureDirectory(fs, path); err != nil {
+	if err := fs.MkdirAll(path, 0755); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &FileStore{directoryPath: path, filesystem: fs}, nil
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (f *FileStore) Write(key string, data []byte) error {
 	if err := ValidateKey(key); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := ensureDirectory(f.filesystem, f.directoryPath); err != nil {
+	if err := f.filesystem.MkdirAll(f.directoryPath, 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -99,15 +99,6 @@ func (f *FileStore) getPathByKey(key string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(f.directoryPath, key)
 }
 
-// ensureDirectory creates the directory if it does not exist.
-func ensureDirectory(fs utilfs.Filesystem, path string) error {
-	if _, err := fs.Stat(path); err != nil {
-		// MkdirAll returns nil if directory already exists.
-		return fs.MkdirAll(path, 0755)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // writeFile writes data to path in a single transaction.
 func writeFile(fs utilfs.Filesystem, path string, data []byte) (retErr error) {
 	// Create a temporary file in the base directory of `path` with a prefix.