1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/copy_file.c b/libbb/copy_file.c
index 7a13e9968..7ddb9a23f 100644
--- a/libbb/copy_file.c
+++ b/libbb/copy_file.c
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                         umask(saved_umask);
                 }
 
-                add_to_ino_dev_hashtable(&dest_stat, source);
-
                 /* Recursively copy files in SOURCE.  */
                 if ((dp = opendir(source)) == NULL) {
                         bb_perror_msg("unable to open directory `%s'", source);
@@ -110,10 +108,6 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                         new_source = concat_subpath_file(source, d->d_name);
                         if(new_source == NULL)
                                 continue;
-                        if (is_in_ino_dev_hashtable(&dest_stat, &new_source)) {
-                                bb_error_msg("cannot copy a directory, `%s', into itself, `%s'", new_source, dest);
-                                continue;
-                        }
                         new_dest = concat_path_file(dest, d->d_name);
                         if (copy_file(new_source, new_dest, flags) < 0)
                                 status = -1;