diff --git a/check_file_age b/check_file_age
index 31a78de..2c2bbab 100755
--- a/check_file_age
+++ b/check_file_age
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ main() {
 	if [ -z "${_args[0]}" ]; then
 		error "Must specify a file" 50
 	fi
-	if ! [ -r "${_args[0]}" ]; then
-		error "File is unreadable: ${_args[0]}" 50
-	fi
 	if ! (( _optcritthresh > 0 )) 2>/dev/null; then
 		error "Critical threshold must be an integer greater than 0" 50
 	fi