diff --git a/src/embedded.rs b/src/embedded.rs
index 1dce46c5..51a14b6a 100644
--- a/src/embedded.rs
+++ b/src/embedded.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
 use std::{
-    fs::{create_dir, OpenOptions},
-    io::{self, Write},
+    fs::{self, create_dir},
+    io,
 };
 
 use crate::info_file::ExerciseInfo;
@@ -9,29 +9,6 @@ use crate::info_file::ExerciseInfo;
 /// Contains all embedded files.
 pub static EMBEDDED_FILES: EmbeddedFiles = rustlings_macros::include_files!();
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum WriteStrategy {
-    IfNotExists,
-    Overwrite,
-}
-
-impl WriteStrategy {
-    fn write(self, path: &str, content: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
-        let file = match self {
-            Self::IfNotExists => OpenOptions::new().create_new(true).write(true).open(path),
-            Self::Overwrite => OpenOptions::new()
-                .create(true)
-                .write(true)
-                .truncate(true)
-                .open(path),
-        };
-
-        file.with_context(|| format!("Failed to open the file `{path}` in write mode"))?
-            .write_all(content)
-            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write the file {path}"))
-    }
-}
-
 // Files related to one exercise.
 struct ExerciseFiles {
     // The content of the exercise file.
@@ -42,6 +19,16 @@ struct ExerciseFiles {
     dir_ind: usize,
 }
 
+fn create_dir_if_not_exists(path: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    if let Err(e) = create_dir(path) {
+        if e.kind() != io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+            return Err(Error::from(e).context(format!("Failed to create the directory {path}")));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 // A directory in the `exercises/` directory.
 pub struct ExerciseDir {
     pub name: &'static str,
@@ -55,21 +42,13 @@ impl ExerciseDir {
         let mut dir_path = String::with_capacity(20 + self.name.len());
         dir_path.push_str("exercises/");
         dir_path.push_str(self.name);
-
-        if let Err(e) = create_dir(&dir_path) {
-            if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-
-            return Err(
-                Error::from(e).context(format!("Failed to create the directory {dir_path}"))
-            );
-        }
+        create_dir_if_not_exists(&dir_path)?;
 
         let mut readme_path = dir_path;
         readme_path.push_str("/README.md");
 
-        WriteStrategy::Overwrite.write(&readme_path, self.readme)
+        fs::write(&readme_path, self.readme)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write the file {readme_path}"))
     }
 }
 
@@ -86,17 +65,31 @@ impl EmbeddedFiles {
     pub fn init_exercises_dir(&self, exercise_infos: &[ExerciseInfo]) -> Result<()> {
         create_dir("exercises").context("Failed to create the directory `exercises`")?;
 
-        WriteStrategy::IfNotExists.write(
+        fs::write(
             "exercises/README.md",
             include_bytes!("../exercises/README.md"),
-        )?;
+        )
+        .context("Failed to write the file exercises/README.md")?;
 
         for dir in self.exercise_dirs {
             dir.init_on_disk()?;
         }
 
+        let mut exercise_path = String::with_capacity(64);
+        let prefix = "exercises/";
+        exercise_path.push_str(prefix);
+
         for (exercise_info, exercise_files) in exercise_infos.iter().zip(self.exercise_files) {
-            WriteStrategy::IfNotExists.write(&exercise_info.path(), exercise_files.exercise)?;
+            let dir = &self.exercise_dirs[exercise_files.dir_ind];
+
+            exercise_path.truncate(prefix.len());
+            exercise_path.push_str(dir.name);
+            exercise_path.push('/');
+            exercise_path.push_str(&exercise_info.name);
+            exercise_path.push_str(".rs");
+
+            fs::write(&exercise_path, exercise_files.exercise)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write the exercise file {exercise_path}"))?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -107,7 +100,8 @@ impl EmbeddedFiles {
         let dir = &self.exercise_dirs[exercise_files.dir_ind];
 
         dir.init_on_disk()?;
-        WriteStrategy::Overwrite.write(path, exercise_files.exercise)
+        fs::write(path, exercise_files.exercise)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write the exercise file {path}"))
     }
 
     /// Write the solution file to disk and return its path.
@@ -116,19 +110,25 @@ impl EmbeddedFiles {
         exercise_ind: usize,
         exercise_name: &str,
     ) -> Result<String> {
+        create_dir_if_not_exists("solutions")?;
+
         let exercise_files = &self.exercise_files[exercise_ind];
         let dir = &self.exercise_dirs[exercise_files.dir_ind];
 
         // 14 = 10 + 1 + 3
         // solutions/ + / + .rs
-        let mut solution_path = String::with_capacity(14 + dir.name.len() + exercise_name.len());
-        solution_path.push_str("solutions/");
-        solution_path.push_str(dir.name);
+        let mut dir_path = String::with_capacity(14 + dir.name.len() + exercise_name.len());
+        dir_path.push_str("solutions/");
+        dir_path.push_str(dir.name);
+        create_dir_if_not_exists(&dir_path)?;
+
+        let mut solution_path = dir_path;
         solution_path.push('/');
         solution_path.push_str(exercise_name);
         solution_path.push_str(".rs");
 
-        WriteStrategy::Overwrite.write(&solution_path, exercise_files.solution)?;
+        fs::write(&solution_path, exercise_files.solution)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write the solution file {solution_path}"))?;
 
         Ok(solution_path)
     }