diff --git a/aqt/editor.py b/aqt/editor.py
index 207e81382..9e54f8923 100644
--- a/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/aqt/editor.py
@@ -726,15 +726,12 @@ class Editor(object):
     ######################################################################
 
     def insertLatex(self):
-        self.mw.deck.media.dir(create=True)
         self.web.eval("wrap('[latex]', '[/latex]');")
 
     def insertLatexEqn(self):
-        self.mw.deck.media.dir(create=True)
         self.web.eval("wrap('[$]', '[/$]');")
 
     def insertLatexMathEnv(self):
-        self.mw.deck.media.dir(create=True)
         self.web.eval("wrap('[$$]', '[/$$]');")
 
     # Keyboard layout
diff --git a/aqt/utils.py b/aqt/utils.py
index 342d2e918..db678059a 100644
--- a/aqt/utils.py
+++ b/aqt/utils.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def applyStyles(widget):
 
 def getBase(deck):
     base = None
-    mdir = deck.media.dir(create=None)
+    mdir = deck.media.dir()
     if isWin:
         prefix = u"file:///"
     else: