diff --git a/pkg/build/build.go b/pkg/build/build.go
index eb99cc79..f29c3ea8 100644
--- a/pkg/build/build.go
+++ b/pkg/build/build.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type Builder struct {
 	eibBuildDir       string
 	combustionDir     string
 	combustionScripts []string
-	rpmBuildDir       string
 	rpmFileNames      []string
 	rpmSourceDir      string
 }
@@ -93,18 +92,12 @@ func (b *Builder) prepareBuildDir() error {
 		b.eibBuildDir = b.buildConfig.BuildDir
 	}
 	b.combustionDir = filepath.Join(b.eibBuildDir, "combustion")
-	b.rpmBuildDir = filepath.Join(b.combustionDir, "rpms")
 
 	err := os.MkdirAll(b.combustionDir, os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating the build directory structure for combustion: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = os.MkdirAll(b.rpmBuildDir, os.ModePerm)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("creating the build directory structure for rpms: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/build/rpm.go b/pkg/build/rpm.go
index 3c57b491..03241c34 100644
--- a/pkg/build/rpm.go
+++ b/pkg/build/rpm.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func (b *Builder) getRPMFileNames() error {
 	for _, rpmFile := range rpms {
 		b.rpmFileNames = append(b.rpmFileNames, rpmFile.Name())
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func (b *Builder) copyRPMs() error {
 
 	for _, rpm := range b.rpmFileNames {
 		sourcePath := filepath.Join(b.rpmSourceDir, rpm)
-		destPath := filepath.Join(b.rpmBuildDir, rpm)
+		destPath := filepath.Join(b.combustionDir, rpm)
 
 		sourceFile, err := os.Open(sourcePath)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -48,5 +49,6 @@ func (b *Builder) copyRPMs() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("copying rpm: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/build/rpm_test.go b/pkg/build/rpm_test.go
index c9db9b01..87e07a0c 100644
--- a/pkg/build/rpm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/build/rpm_test.go
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func TestCopyRPMs(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(builder.rpmBuildDir, "rpm1.rpm"))
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(builder.combustionDir, "rpm1.rpm"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(builder.rpmBuildDir, "rpm2.rpm"))
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(builder.combustionDir, "rpm2.rpm"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }