1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5seal.c b/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5seal.c
index 5354434cce..814f9eed52 100644
--- a/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5seal.c
+++ b/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5seal.c
@@ -345,12 +345,6 @@ kg_seal(minor_status, context_handle, conf_req_flag, qop_req,
         return GSS_S_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    /* validate the context handle */
-    if (! kg_validate_ctx_id(context_handle)) {
-        *minor_status = (OM_uint32) G_VALIDATE_FAILED;
-        return(GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT);
-    }
-
     ctx = (krb5_gss_ctx_id_rec *) context_handle;
 
     if (! ctx->established) {