diff --git a/files.c b/files.c index 76b12cb9..0b38e3b5 100644 --- a/files.c +++ b/files.c @@ -358,16 +358,6 @@ int write_file(char *name, int tmp) return -1; } - /* Here we make sure the inode and device numbers are the - * same in the file we actually opened, compared to the file - * we performed the initial lstat() call on. - */ - - if (st.st_ino != st2.st_ino || st.st_dev != st2.st_dev) { - close(fd); - return -1; - } - } /* Don't follow symlink. Create new file. */ else {