diff --git a/src/apps/diskprobe/DiskProbe.cpp b/src/apps/diskprobe/DiskProbe.cpp
index 141803ba6b..ee390b2073 100644
--- a/src/apps/diskprobe/DiskProbe.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/diskprobe/DiskProbe.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ void
 DiskProbe::RefsReceived(BMessage *message)
 {
 	bool traverseLinks = (modifiers() & B_SHIFT_KEY) == 0;
-	int32 directories = 0;
 
 	int32 index = 0;
 	entry_ref ref;
@@ -310,15 +309,6 @@ DiskProbe::RefsReceived(BMessage *message)
 		BEntry entry;
 		status_t status = entry.SetTo(&ref, traverseLinks);
 
-		// If it's a directory, we won't handle it, but we would accept a volume
-		if (status == B_OK && traverseLinks && entry.IsDirectory()) {
-			BDirectory directory(&entry);
-			if (directory.InitCheck() != B_OK || !directory.IsRootDirectory()) {
-				directories++;
-				continue;
-			}
-		}
-
 		if (status == B_OK)
 			status = Probe(entry, attribute);
 
@@ -334,12 +324,6 @@ DiskProbe::RefsReceived(BMessage *message)
 				B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_STOP_ALERT))->Go();
 		}
 	}
-
-	if (directories > 0) {
-		(new BAlert("DiskProbe request",
-			"Sorry, only regular files and volumes can be opened.\n", "Ok", NULL, NULL,
-			B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_STOP_ALERT))->Go();
-	}
 }