diff --git a/proton b/proton
index 4423e05..becbbcc 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ class Proton:
         self.user_settings_file = self.path("user_settings.py")
         self.wine_bin = self.bin_dir + "wine"
         self.wineserver_bin = self.bin_dir + "wineserver"
-        self.dist_lock = FileLock(self.path("dist.lock"), timeout=-1)
 
     def path(self, d):
         return self.base_dir + d
@@ -1247,8 +1246,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     g_proton = Proton(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
 
-    if g_proton.need_tarball_extraction():
-        g_proton.extract_tarball()
 
     g_compatdata = CompatData(os.environ["STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH"])
 
@@ -1257,7 +1254,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     g_session.init_wine()
 
     if g_proton.missing_default_prefix():
-        g_proton.make_default_prefix()
+        log("Default prefix is missing, something is very wrong.")
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     g_session.init_session(sys.argv[1] != "runinprefix")