diff --git a/dvc/repo/get_url.py b/dvc/repo/get_url.py
index d5569abbe..acf46d648 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/get_url.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/get_url.py
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ def get_url(url, out=None):
     if not dep.exists:
         raise dep.DoesNotExistError(dep)
     dep.download(out)
-    out.save()
diff --git a/tests/func/test_get_url.py b/tests/func/test_get_url.py
index 4d9969162..deb4c21b9 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_get_url.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_get_url.py
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ def test_get_file(tmp_dir):
     assert (tmp_dir / "foo_imported").read_text() == "foo contents"
 
 
+def test_get_dir(tmp_dir):
+    tmp_dir.gen({"foo": {"foo": "foo contents"}})
+
+    Repo.get_url("foo", "foo_imported")
+
+    assert (tmp_dir / "foo_imported").is_dir()
+    assert (tmp_dir / "foo_imported" / "foo").is_file()
+    assert (tmp_dir / "foo_imported" / "foo").read_text() == "foo contents"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dname", [".", "dir", "dir/subdir"])
 def test_get_url_to_dir(tmp_dir, dname):
     tmp_dir.gen({"foo": "foo contents", "dir": {"subdir": {}}})