diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25fc290..f788893 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -233,13 +233,6 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>dev.dirs</groupId>
-            <artifactId>directories</artifactId>
-            <version>26</version>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
             <id>ossrh</id>
diff --git a/pom_all.xml b/pom_all.xml
index 808df80..05fc333 100644
--- a/pom_all.xml
+++ b/pom_all.xml
@@ -222,13 +222,6 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>dev.dirs</groupId>
-            <artifactId>directories</artifactId>
-            <version>26</version>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
             <id>ossrh</id>
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerLoader.java b/src/main/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerLoader.java
index 4f8ca25..1ad59ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerLoader.java
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 package one.profiler;
 
-import dev.dirs.ProjectDirectories;
-
 import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.instrument.Instrumentation;
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
@@ -124,9 +122,7 @@ public static void deleteExtractionDirectory() throws IOException {
   /** Returns the directory used for storing the extracted libraries, binaries and JARs */
   public static Path getExtractionDirectory() throws IOException {
     if (extractionDir == null) {
-      extractionDir =
-          Paths.get(
-              ProjectDirectories.from("me", "bechberger", "ap-loader-" + getVersion()).dataDir);
+      extractionDir = getApplicationsDir().resolve(Paths.get("me.bechberger.ap-loader", getVersion()));
       if (Files.notExists(extractionDir)) {
         Files.createDirectories(extractionDir);
       }
@@ -134,6 +130,23 @@ public static Path getExtractionDirectory() throws IOException {
     return extractionDir;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns directory where applications places their files. Specific to operating system
+   */
+  private static Path getApplicationsDir() {
+    String os = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
+    if (os.startsWith("linux")) {
+      String xdgDataHome = System.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+      if (xdgDataHome != null && !xdgDataHome.isEmpty()) {
+        return Paths.get(xdgDataHome);
+      }
+      return Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".local", "share");
+    } else if (os.startsWith("macosx") || os.startsWith("mac os x")) {
+      return Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"), "Library", "Application Support");
+    }
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported os " + os);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @throws IllegalStateException if OS or Arch not supported
    */