diff --git a/src/ideviceinstaller.c b/src/ideviceinstaller.c
index 3bc7e74..f691556 100644
--- a/src/ideviceinstaller.c
+++ b/src/ideviceinstaller.c
@@ -241,12 +241,6 @@
 		}
 	} while(i < c);
 
-	/* check if the path actually exists */
-	int zindex = zip_name_locate(zf, *path, 0);
-	if (zindex < 0) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }