diff --git a/Sources/DataLiteCore/Classes/Connection.swift b/Sources/DataLiteCore/Classes/Connection.swift
index 0e26862..fdfe41b 100644
--- a/Sources/DataLiteCore/Classes/Connection.swift
+++ b/Sources/DataLiteCore/Classes/Connection.swift
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ public final class Connection {
     /// Initializes a new connection to an SQLite database.
     ///
     /// Opens a connection to the database at the specified `location` using the given `options`.
-    /// If the location represents a file path, this method ensures that the parent directory
-    /// exists, creating intermediate directories if needed.
     ///
     /// ### Example
     ///
@@ -73,15 +71,7 @@ public final class Connection {
     ///
     /// - Throws: ``SQLiteError`` if the connection cannot be opened or initialized due to
     ///   SQLite-related issues such as invalid path, missing permissions, or corruption.
-    /// - Throws: An error if directory creation fails for file-based database locations.
-    public init(location: Location, options: Options) throws {
-        if case let Location.file(path) = location, !path.isEmpty {
-            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
-                at: URL(fileURLWithPath: path).deletingLastPathComponent(),
-                withIntermediateDirectories: true
-            )
-        }
-        
+    public init(location: Location, options: Options) throws(SQLiteError) {
         var connection: OpaquePointer! = nil
         let status = sqlite3_open_v2(location.path, &connection, options.rawValue, nil)
         
@@ -121,8 +111,7 @@ public final class Connection {
     ///
     /// - Throws: ``SQLiteError`` if the connection cannot be opened due to SQLite-level errors,
     ///   invalid path, missing permissions, or corruption.
-    /// - Throws: An error if the required directory structure cannot be created.
-    public convenience init(path: String, options: Options) throws {
+    public convenience init(path: String, options: Options) throws(SQLiteError) {
         try self.init(location: .file(path: path), options: options)
     }
     
diff --git a/Sources/DataLiteCore/Docs.docc/Articles/ErrorHandling.md b/Sources/DataLiteCore/Docs.docc/Articles/ErrorHandling.md
index 3deded9..9ef2338 100644
--- a/Sources/DataLiteCore/Docs.docc/Articles/ErrorHandling.md
+++ b/Sources/DataLiteCore/Docs.docc/Articles/ErrorHandling.md
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ SQLite messages verbatim.
 Most DataLiteCore APIs are annotated as `throws(SQLiteError)`, meaning they only throw SQLiteError
 instances.
 
-Only APIs that touch the file system or execute arbitrary user code may throw other error
-types — for example, ``Connection/init(location:options:)`` when creating directories for on-disk
-databases.
+Only APIs that execute arbitrary user code or integrate with external systems may surface other
+error types. Consult the documentation on each API for specific details.
 
 ```swift
 do {