1 files changed, 1 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/store.c b/libglusterfs/src/store.c
index f444741ef0c..fe4401d0355 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/store.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/store.c
@@ -453,18 +453,9 @@ int
 gf_store_handle_retrieve(char *path, gf_store_handle_t **handle)
 {
     int32_t ret = -1;
-    struct stat statbuf = {0};
 
-    ret = sys_stat(path, &statbuf);
-    if (ret) {
-        gf_msg("", GF_LOG_ERROR, errno, LG_MSG_PATH_NOT_FOUND,
-               "Path "
-               "corresponding to %s.",
-               path);
-        goto out;
-    }
     ret = gf_store_handle_new(path, handle);
-out:
+
     gf_msg_debug("", 0, "Returning %d", ret);
     return ret;
 }