diff --git a/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod b/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod
index d129739cc85eda3d0bbac21a83de1fcd56a1aa99..222c67e75ec5d786a9a27857b6a44f038b95ccbf 100644
--- a/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod
+++ b/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// $Id: module.pmod,v 1.166 2003/03/08 19:28:33 nilsson Exp $
+// $Id: module.pmod,v 1.167 2003/03/19 15:21:29 mast Exp $
 #pike __REAL_VERSION__
 
 inherit files;
@@ -673,9 +673,6 @@ class File
 ** 
 */
 
-    if (!(::mode() & 0x400))
-      error ("Read callback called on blocking socket!\n");
-
 #if !defined(__NT__)
     if (peek_file_before_read_callback)
        if (!::peek())