diff --git a/exec/str_cmds.js b/exec/str_cmds.js
index 70496d3b43c5eafdfd57fb5f988bb0862159c541..4678fd0005f4c909d8aff82d701a930b87eb6b3f 100644
--- a/exec/str_cmds.js
+++ b/exec/str_cmds.js
@@ -648,10 +648,6 @@ function str_cmds(str)
 				if(str=="")
 					return;
 			}
-			if(!file_exists(str)) {
-				write(bbs.text(FileNotFound));
-				return;
-			}
 			if(!bbs.check_syspass())
 				return;