diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 5b109606e0..8e5fbb6192 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -634,11 +634,6 @@ int verify_path(const char *path)
 {
 	char c;
 
-#ifdef __MINGW32__
-	if (is_absolute_path(path))
-		return error("Cannot handle absolute path: %s", path);
-#endif
-
 	goto inside;
 	for (;;) {
 		if (!c)