diff --git a/src/backend/game/game.cpp b/src/backend/game/game.cpp
index d9c67ad9..dd1012bb 100644
--- a/src/backend/game/game.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/game/game.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@ namespace loot {
         }
 
         if (createFolder) {
-            CreateLOOTGameFolder();
+            //Make sure that the LOOT game path exists.
+            try {
+                if (fs::exists(g_path_local) && !fs::exists(g_path_local / FolderName()))
+                    fs::create_directory(g_path_local / FolderName());
+            }
+            catch (fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details: " << e.what();
+                throw error(error::path_write_fail, lc::translate("Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details:").str() + " " + e.what());
+            }
         }
 
         LoadOrderHandler::Init(*this, gameLocalAppData);
@@ -188,18 +196,6 @@ namespace loot {
         return false;
     }
 
-    void Game::CreateLOOTGameFolder() {
-        //Make sure that the LOOT game path exists.
-        try {
-            if (fs::exists(g_path_local) && !fs::exists(g_path_local / FolderName()))
-                fs::create_directory(g_path_local / FolderName());
-        }
-        catch (fs::filesystem_error& e) {
-            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details: " << e.what();
-            throw error(error::path_write_fail, lc::translate("Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details:").str() + " " + e.what());
-        }
-    }
-
     std::list<Game> ToGames(const std::list<GameSettings>& settings) {
         return list<Game>(settings.begin(), settings.end());
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/game/game.h b/src/backend/game/game.h
index 470f7cab..d2cd6bf5 100644
--- a/src/backend/game/game.h
+++ b/src/backend/game/game.h
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ namespace loot {
         Masterlist masterlist;
         MetadataList userlist;
         std::unordered_map<std::string, Plugin> plugins;  //Map so that plugin data can be edited.
-    private:
-        //Creates directory in LOOT folder for LOOT's game-specific files.
-        void CreateLOOTGameFolder();
     };
 
     std::list<Game> ToGames(const std::list<GameSettings>& settings);