1 files changed, 0 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/compare_name.c b/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/compare_name.c
index 14f7076017..6071923628 100644
--- a/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/compare_name.c
+++ b/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/compare_name.c
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@ krb5_gss_compare_name(minor_status, name1, name2, name_equal)
     krb5_context context;
     krb5_error_code code;
 
-    if (! kg_validate_name(name1)) {
-        *minor_status = (OM_uint32) G_VALIDATE_FAILED;
-        return(GSS_S_CALL_BAD_STRUCTURE|GSS_S_BAD_NAME);
-    }
-
-    if (! kg_validate_name(name2)) {
-        *minor_status = (OM_uint32) G_VALIDATE_FAILED;
-        return(GSS_S_CALL_BAD_STRUCTURE|GSS_S_BAD_NAME);
-    }
-
     code = krb5_gss_init_context(&context);
     if (code) {
         *minor_status = code;