diff --git a/src/core/core-crypto.c b/src/core/core-crypto.c
index c6619e2f4..709b46201 100644
--- a/src/core/core-crypto.c
+++ b/src/core/core-crypto.c
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ weecrypto_hash_file (const char *filename, int hash_algo,
                      void *hash, int *hash_size)
 {
     gcry_md_hd_t *hd_md;
-    struct stat st;
     FILE *file;
     size_t num_read;
     int rc, hd_md_opened, algo_size;
@@ -306,9 +305,6 @@ weecrypto_hash_file (const char *filename, int hash_algo,
     if (!filename || !filename[0] || !hash)
         goto hash_end;
 
-    if (stat (filename, &st) == -1)
-        goto hash_end;
-
     file = fopen (filename, "r");
     if (!file)
         goto hash_end;