1 files changed, 0 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 553cfbd..f1187ff 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -1415,17 +1415,6 @@ strip_leading_slashes (char *name, int strip_leading)
 	      n = p+1;
 	}
     }
-  if (IS_ABSOLUTE_FILE_NAME (n))
-    fatal ("rejecting absolute file name: %s", quotearg (n));
-  for (p = n; *p; )
-    {
-      if (*p == '.' && *++p == '.' && ( ! *++p || ISSLASH (*p)))
-	fatal ("rejecting file name with \"..\" component: %s", quotearg (n));
-      while (*p && ! ISSLASH (*p))
-	p++;
-      while (ISSLASH (*p))
-	p++;
-    }
   if ((strip_leading < 0 || s <= 0) && *n)
     {
       memmove (name, n, strlen (n) + 1);