diff --git a/src/blua/liolib.c b/src/blua/liolib.c
index 5eec97fb4..3b90eadb6 100644
--- a/src/blua/liolib.c
+++ b/src/blua/liolib.c
@@ -240,11 +240,6 @@ static int io_openlocal (lua_State *L) {
 
 	realfilename = va("%s" PATHSEP "%s", luafiledir, filename);
 
-	if (client && strnicmp(filename, "client/", strlen("client/")))
-		I_Error("Access denied to %s\n"
-		        "Clients can only access files stored in luafiles/client/\n",
-		        filename);
-
 	// Prevent access if the file is being downloaded
 	for (filetransfer = luafiletransfers; filetransfer; filetransfer = filetransfer->next)
 		if (!stricmp(filetransfer->filename, filename))