diff --git a/cvat/apps/engine/backup.py b/cvat/apps/engine/backup.py
index 10dead22404d..42105687de1e 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/engine/backup.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/engine/backup.py
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ def _write_data(zip_object):
         if os.path.isdir(task_path):
             shutil.rmtree(task_path)
 
-        os.makedirs(self._db_task.get_task_artifacts_dirname())
+        os.makedirs(task_path)
 
         if not self._labels_mapping:
             self._labels_mapping = self._create_labels(db_task=self._db_task, labels=labels)
diff --git a/cvat/apps/engine/models.py b/cvat/apps/engine/models.py
index 08147dfc7512..5ad10cbe9373 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/engine/models.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/engine/models.py
@@ -432,9 +432,6 @@ def get_labels(self):
     def get_dirname(self):
         return os.path.join(settings.TASKS_ROOT, str(self.id))
 
-    def get_task_artifacts_dirname(self):
-        return os.path.join(self.get_dirname(), 'artifacts')
-
     def get_tmp_dirname(self):
         return os.path.join(self.get_dirname(), "tmp")
 
diff --git a/cvat/apps/engine/serializers.py b/cvat/apps/engine/serializers.py
index 431a2c45be41..9643a36f6317 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/engine/serializers.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/engine/serializers.py
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ def create(self, validated_data):
         if os.path.isdir(task_path):
             shutil.rmtree(task_path)
 
-        os.makedirs(db_task.get_task_artifacts_dirname())
+        os.makedirs(task_path)
 
         LabelSerializer.create_labels(labels, parent_instance=db_task)
 
diff --git a/cvat/apps/engine/tests/test_rest_api.py b/cvat/apps/engine/tests/test_rest_api.py
index a809450992b0..17113f3851a1 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/engine/tests/test_rest_api.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/engine/tests/test_rest_api.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ def create_db_task(data):
     db_task = Task.objects.create(**data)
     shutil.rmtree(db_task.get_dirname(), ignore_errors=True)
     os.makedirs(db_task.get_dirname())
-    os.makedirs(db_task.get_task_artifacts_dirname())
     db_task.data = db_data
     db_task.save()