diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
index a0c0624ff..bf50222ef 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ AutoDownloader::AutoDownloader()
     m_instance = this;
 
     m_fileStorage = new AsyncFileStorage(specialFolderLocation(SpecialFolder::Config) / Path(CONF_FOLDER_NAME));
-    if (!m_fileStorage)
-        throw RuntimeError(tr("Directory for RSS AutoDownloader data is unavailable."));
 
     m_fileStorage->moveToThread(m_ioThread);
     connect(m_ioThread, &QThread::finished, m_fileStorage, &AsyncFileStorage::deleteLater);