diff --git a/ch_backup/logic/table.py b/ch_backup/logic/table.py
index 1db5101d..91603a5b 100644
--- a/ch_backup/logic/table.py
+++ b/ch_backup/logic/table.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Clickhouse backup logic for tables
 """
 import os
-import shutil
 from collections import deque
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import partial
@@ -323,42 +322,20 @@ def _backup_table(
             )
             return
 
-        # Sometimes while ALTER FREEZing a table we may get an error that a directory for
-        # part already exists. This clearly is a clickhouse error but to mitigate it on backup
-        # side we can just clear this directory as it doesn't contain actual data, just hardlinks
-        retry_on_existing_dir: int = context.config.get("retry_on_existing_dir", 0)
-        dir_exists_prefix: str = "Code: 84. DB::Exception: Directory "
-
         # Freeze only MergeTree tables
         if not schema_only and is_merge_tree(table.engine):
-            for i in range(retry_on_existing_dir + 1):
-                try:
-                    context.ch_ctl.freeze_table(backup_name, table)
-                    break
-                except ClickhouseError as e:
-                    if not context.ch_ctl.does_table_exist(table.database, table.name):
-                        logging.warning(
-                            'Table "{}"."{}" was removed by a user during backup',
-                            table.database,
-                            table.name,
-                        )
-                        return
-
-                    if retry_on_existing_dir > 0 and i == retry_on_existing_dir:
-                        raise ClickhouseError(
-                            f"All {retry_on_existing_dir} retries failed"
-                        ) from e
-                    if retry_on_existing_dir > 0 and str(e).startswith(
-                        dir_exists_prefix
-                    ):
-                        existing_dir = str(e)[len(dir_exists_prefix) :].split(
-                            " ", maxsplit=1
-                        )[0]
-                        shutil.rmtree(existing_dir)
-                        logging.debug(f"Removed existing dir {existing_dir}, retrying")
-                        continue
+            try:
+                context.ch_ctl.freeze_table(backup_name, table)
+            except ClickhouseError:
+                if context.ch_ctl.does_table_exist(table.database, table.name):
+                    raise
 
-                    raise e
+                logging.warning(
+                    'Table "{}"."{}" was removed by a user during backup',
+                    table.database,
+                    table.name,
+                )
+                return
 
         # Check if table metadata was updated
         new_mtime = self._get_mtime(table.metadata_path)
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/single_table.feature b/tests/integration/features/single_table.feature
index 0534c4f2..b7eca0b5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/single_table.feature
+++ b/tests/integration/features/single_table.feature
@@ -24,43 +24,3 @@ Feature: Backup of single database table
     tables:
       - test_db_01.test_table_01
     """
-
-  Scenario: Create backup with existing paths in backup directory
-    Given clickhouse01 has test clickhouse data test1
-    When we execute query on clickhouse01
-    """
-    ALTER TABLE test_db_01.test_table_01 FREEZE
-    """
-    When we try to execute command on clickhouse01
-    """
-    find /var/lib/clickhouse/shadow/1/store/*/*/* -print | head -n 1 > part_dir
-    """
-    When we execute query on clickhouse01
-    """
-    # Strange but you can't UNFREEZE without specifying name
-    ALTER TABLE test_db_01.test_table_01 UNFREEZE with name '1'
-    """
-    When we try to execute command on clickhouse01
-    """
-    part_dir=$(cat part_dir)
-    mkdir -p $part_dir
-    echo "test" > $part_dir/doo
-    chown -R clickhouse:clickhouse $part_dir
-    """
-    When we can't create clickhouse01 clickhouse backup with exception
-    """
-    tables:
-      - test_db_01.test_table_01
-    name: '1'
-    """
-    When we update ch-backup configuration on clickhouse01
-    """
-    backup:
-        retry_on_existing_dir: 1
-    """
-    When we create clickhouse01 clickhouse backup
-    """
-    tables:
-      - test_db_01.test_table_01
-    name: '1'
-    """
diff --git a/tests/integration/steps/ch_backup.py b/tests/integration/steps/ch_backup.py
index d5c8f49c..71c01a8a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/steps/ch_backup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/steps/ch_backup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 """
 import json
 
-import pytest
 from behave import given, then, when
 from hamcrest import (
     any_of,
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 
 
 @given("ch-backup configuration on {node:w}")
-@when("we update ch-backup configuration on {node:w}")
 def step_update_ch_backup_config(context, node):
     conf = get_step_data(context)
     BackupManager(context, node).update_config(conf)
@@ -47,13 +45,6 @@ def step_cannot_create_backup(context, node):
     )
 
 
-@when("we can't create {node:w} clickhouse backup with exception")
-def step_cannot_create_backup_exc(context, node):
-    options = get_step_data(context)
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
-        BackupManager(context, node).backup(**options)
-
-
 @given("metadata of {node:w} backup #{backup_id:d} was adjusted with")
 @when("metadata of {node:w} backup #{backup_id:d} was adjusted with")
 @given('metadata of {node:w} backup "{backup_id}" was adjusted with')