diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
index a315d40083..d180efba5c 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ const fetchDirectoryContent = (state: BrowserState, payload: { fileTree, path: s
         var object = {}; var o = object
         for (const pa of _path) {
           o = o[pa] = {}
-          if (pa !== _path[0]) { o = o.child = {} }
         }
         files = _.defaultsDeep(files, object)
         prevFiles = _.get(files, _path)