diff --git a/sip/asterisk.py b/sip/asterisk.py
index e17f0666..735c6dda 100644
--- a/sip/asterisk.py
+++ b/sip/asterisk.py
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ class Sms(object):
             except (socket.error, NullRecv):
                 pass
                 
-    def _mkdirs(self, path):
-        try:
-            os.makedirs(path)
-        except OSError as exc:
-            if exc.errno == errno.EEXIST and os.path.isdir(path):
-                pass
-            else: raise
-                
     def sms_delay(self, src, dst, body, user, body_type='str'):
         if not body_type in ["str", "base64"]:
             raise EnvironmentError("body_type sould be 'str' ou 'base64' not %r" % body_type)
@@ -100,8 +92,6 @@ class Sms(object):
         cur.close()
         conn.close()
             
-            
-
     def _send_sms(self, manager, params):
         if params['PeerStatus'] in ['Reachable','Registered']:
             num = params['Peer'].split('/')[1]