1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 30ff2c4570b..a05a72e97bd 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -351,12 +351,6 @@ on VMS, perhaps instead a string ending in `:', `]' or `>'.")
 
   if (p == beg)
     return Qnil;
-#ifdef WINDOWSNT
-  /* We can consider the partial UNC name //machine to be a
-     directory name, but not just // on its own. */
-  if (p == beg + 1 && IS_DIRECTORY_SEP (p[-1]))
-    return Qnil;
-#endif
 #ifdef DOS_NT
   /* Expansion of "c:" to drive and default directory.  */
   if (p == beg + 2 && beg[1] == ':')