diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8cf2f8fb..e5726179 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -298,11 +298,13 @@ $(OBJDIR)/shared/commands.o: inc/commandslist.h
 
 inc/commandslist.h: tools/create_cmd.py $(SOURCES)
 	@echo Generating commands list
-	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_cmd.py inc/commandslist.h $(SOURCES)
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
+	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_cmd.py $@ $(SOURCES)
 
 src/hal_tbl.c: tools/create_hal_tbl.py $(COMPS)
 	@echo Generating HAL table
-	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_hal_tbl.py src/hal_tbl.c $(COMPS)
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
+	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_hal_tbl.py $@ $(COMPS)
 
 $(SRC_COMP_OBJECTS): $(OBJDIR)/src/comps/%.o: inc/comps/%_comp.h
 
@@ -310,14 +312,17 @@ $(SHARED_COMP_OBJECTS): $(OBJDIR)/shared/comps/%.o: inc/shared_comps/%_comp.h
 
 inc/comps/%_comp.h: src/comps/%.c
 	@echo Generating H: $<
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
 	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_comp_h.py $@ $<
 
 inc/shared_comps/%_comp.h: shared/comps/%.c
 	@echo Generating H: $<
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
 	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_comp_h.py $@ $<
 
 src/conf_templates.c: tools/create_config.py $(CONFIG_TEMPLATES)
 	@echo Generating config
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
 	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_config.py src/conf_templates.c $(CONFIG_TEMPLATES)
 
 tbl: inc/commandslist.h src/hal_tbl.c src/conf_templates.c
diff --git a/stm32f303/Makefile b/stm32f303/Makefile
index 6e0d0edf..9aceb369 100644
--- a/stm32f303/Makefile
+++ b/stm32f303/Makefile
@@ -205,11 +205,13 @@ $(OBJDIR)/shared/commands.o: stm32f303/inc/commandslist.h
 
 stm32f303/inc/commandslist.h: tools/create_cmd.py $(SOURCES)
 	@echo Generating commands list
-	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_cmd.py stm32f303/inc/commandslist.h $(SOURCES)
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
+	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_cmd.py $@ $(SOURCES)
 
 stm32f303/src/hal_tbl.c: tools/create_hal_tbl.py $(COMPS)
 	@echo Generating HAL table
-	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_hal_tbl.py stm32f303/src/hal_tbl.c $(COMPS)
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
+	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_hal_tbl.py $@ $(COMPS)
 
 $(SRC_COMP_OBJECTS): $(OBJDIR)/stm32f303/src/comps/%.o: stm32f303/inc/comps/%_comp.h
 
@@ -217,10 +219,12 @@ $(SHARED_COMP_OBJECTS): $(OBJDIR)/shared/comps/%.o: stm32f303/inc/shared_comps/%
 
 stm32f303/inc/comps/%_comp.h: stm32f303/src/comps/%.c
 	@echo Generating H: $<
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
 	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_comp_h.py $@ $<
 
 stm32f303/inc/shared_comps/%_comp.h: shared/comps/%.c
 	@echo Generating H: $<
+	@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)
 	@$(PYTHON) tools/create_comp_h.py $@ $<
 
 tbl: stm32f303/src/hal_tbl.c stm32f303/inc/commandslist.h
diff --git a/tools/create_cmd.py b/tools/create_cmd.py
index e19ac664..b1aa4c1d 100755
--- a/tools/create_cmd.py
+++ b/tools/create_cmd.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import re
 import sys
-import file_updater
 
 cmd = []
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ for infile in sys.argv[2:]:
             if match:
                 cmd.append((match.groups(), infile, line_number))
 
-header = file_updater.FileUpdater(sys.argv[1])
+header = open(sys.argv[1], 'w')
 
 header.write("//generated by " + sys.argv[0] + " DO NOT EDIT\n")
 
diff --git a/tools/create_comp_h.py b/tools/create_comp_h.py
index 9912aa2d..920263d5 100644
--- a/tools/create_comp_h.py
+++ b/tools/create_comp_h.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import re
 import sys
-import file_updater
 
 infile = sys.argv[2]
 with open(sys.argv[2]) as f: # TODO raise error if file cannot be opened instead of silently succeeding
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ with open(sys.argv[2]) as f: # TODO raise error if file cannot be opened instead
         if pin:
             pins.append((pin.groups()[0], int(pin.groups()[1])))
 
-    header = file_updater.FileUpdater(sys.argv[1])
+    header = open(sys.argv[1], 'w')
     header.write("#pragma once\n")
     header.write("//generated by " + sys.argv[0] + " DO NOT EDIT\n\n")
     header.write("#include \"hal.h\"\n")
diff --git a/tools/create_config.py b/tools/create_config.py
index b2704aff..108e5349 100755
--- a/tools/create_config.py
+++ b/tools/create_config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import re
 import sys
 import os
-import file_updater
 
 config = []
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ for infile in sys.argv[2:]:
     with open(infile) as f:
         config.append((os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(infile))[0], f.read()))
 
-code = file_updater.FileUpdater(sys.argv[1])
+code = open(sys.argv[1], 'w')
 
 code.write("//generated by " + sys.argv[0] + " DO NOT EDIT\n\n")
 code.write("#include \"config.h\"\n\n")
diff --git a/tools/create_hal_tbl.py b/tools/create_hal_tbl.py
index 920ff2c0..3ee4d53e 100755
--- a/tools/create_hal_tbl.py
+++ b/tools/create_hal_tbl.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import re
 import sys
-import file_updater
 
 comps = []
 
-code = file_updater.FileUpdater(sys.argv[1])
+code = open(sys.argv[1], 'w')
 
 for infile in sys.argv[2:]:
     with open(infile) as f:
diff --git a/tools/file_updater.py b/tools/file_updater.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c29e6540..00000000
--- a/tools/file_updater.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-import shutil
-import tempfile
-import filecmp
-import os
-
-def copyIfDifferent(src, dst_path):
-    dst = None
-    try:
-        dst = open(dst_path, 'r+')
-        src.seek(0)
-        if src.read() == dst.read():
-            pass#return
-        dst.seek(0)
-    except:
-        pass
-    if dst is None:
-        dst = open(dst_path, 'w')
-    src.seek(0)
-    shutil.copyfileobj(src, dst)
-
-class FileUpdater:
-    def __init__(self, path):
-        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
-        self.filePath = path
-        self.tempFile = tempfile.TemporaryFile(mode='r+')
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        if not self.tempFile.closed:
-            self.close()
-
-    def write(self, data):
-        self.tempFile.write(data)
-
-    def close(self):
-        copyIfDifferent(self.tempFile, self.filePath)
-        self.tempFile.close()