1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/rep.lua b/src/luarocks/rep.lua
index 8b42caa2..5da5953f 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/rep.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/rep.lua
@@ -210,11 +210,7 @@ function deploy_files(name, version)
             if fs.exists(target) then
                local new_target, err = resolve_conflict(target, deploy_dir, name, version)
                if err == "untracked" then
-                 if cfg.flags["force"] then
-                   fs.delete(target)
-                 else
-                   return nil, "File "..file.." is not tracked by LuaRocks. Cannot install new version. Install with --force if you want to install anyway."
-                 end
+                 fs.delete(target)
                elseif err then return nil, err.." Cannot install new version."
                else target = new_target end
             end