2 files changed, 5 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/src/WixToolset.Core/Compiler.cs b/src/WixToolset.Core/Compiler.cs
index ac99a8a1..384f8795 100644
--- a/src/WixToolset.Core/Compiler.cs
+++ b/src/WixToolset.Core/Compiler.cs
@@ -4226,11 +4226,6 @@ namespace WixToolset.Core
                 {
                     this.Core.Write(ErrorMessages.IllegalAttributeWithoutOtherAttributes(sourceLineNumbers, node.Name.LocalName, "ShortName", "Name"));
                 }
-
-                if (null == parentId)
-                {
-                    this.Core.Write(ErrorMessages.DirectoryRootWithoutName(sourceLineNumbers, node.Name.LocalName, "Name"));
-                }
             }
             else if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
             {
diff --git a/src/test/WixToolsetTest.CoreIntegration/TestData/SimpleModule/Module.wxs b/src/test/WixToolsetTest.CoreIntegration/TestData/SimpleModule/Module.wxs
index 737ac8df..9a523162 100644
--- a/src/test/WixToolsetTest.CoreIntegration/TestData/SimpleModule/Module.wxs
+++ b/src/test/WixToolsetTest.CoreIntegration/TestData/SimpleModule/Module.wxs
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
   <Module Id="MergeModule1" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Guid="243FB739-4D05-472F-9CFB-EF6B1017B6DE" InstallerVersion="200">
     <SummaryInformation Manufacturer="!(loc.Manufacturer)" />
 
-    <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
-      <Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder">
+    <Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder">
 
-         <Component Id="ModuleComponent" Guid="A04E61B2-3ED4-4803-B2EB-4B773576FA45">
-           <File Source="test.txt" />
-         </Component> 
+      <Component Id="ModuleComponent" Guid="A04E61B2-3ED4-4803-B2EB-4B773576FA45">
+        <File Source="test.txt" />
+      </Component> 
 
-      </Directory>
     </Directory>
   </Module>
 </Wix>