diff --git a/check-pol b/check-pol
index 9e2b6b5b0..73ff5c23d 100755
--- a/check-pol
+++ b/check-pol
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ do
     object="$3"
 
     # check the file really is a registry object
-    # (including if it still exists, as it may have been deleted)
-    if [ -f "$filename" ] && [ "$path" = 'data' ] && \
-           [ -n "$type" ] && [ -n "$object" ]
+    if [ "$path" = 'data' ] && [ -n "$type" ] && [ -n "$object" ]
     then
 
         # run the check script