diff --git a/src/pyra/config/dirs.py b/src/pyra/config/dirs.py
index c9f9267..5cc25e1 100644
--- a/src/pyra/config/dirs.py
+++ b/src/pyra/config/dirs.py
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ def bootstrap() -> None:
     ensure_dir(home / "memory" / "user", 0o700)
     ensure_dir(home / "memory" / "context", 0o700)
     ensure_dir(home / "memory" / "knowledge", 0o700)
-    ensure_dir(home / "skills" / "bash", 0o700)
-    ensure_dir(home / "skills" / "powershell", 0o700)
-    ensure_dir(home / "skills" / "python", 0o700)
     ensure_dir(home / "vault" / "secrets", 0o700)
     ensure_dir(home / "plugins", 0o700)
     ensure_dir(home / "logs", 0o700)
diff --git a/src/pyra/utils/paths.py b/src/pyra/utils/paths.py
index 3b72809..94159e2 100644
--- a/src/pyra/utils/paths.py
+++ b/src/pyra/utils/paths.py
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ def safe_chmod(path: Path, mode: int) -> None:
         path.chmod(mode)
 
 
-def expand(p: str) -> Path:
-    return Path(p).expanduser().resolve()