diff --git a/src/dir.c b/src/dir.c
index 6bfe7298..30a6fabc 100644
--- a/src/dir.c
+++ b/src/dir.c
@@ -996,14 +996,6 @@ create_data_directories(const char *data_dir, const char *backup_dir,
 							 linked_path, dir_created, link_name);
 				}
 
-				/*
-				 * This check was done in check_tablespace_mapping(). But do
-				 * it again.
-				 */
-				if (!dir_is_empty(linked_path))
-					elog(ERROR, "restore tablespace destination is not empty: \"%s\"",
-						 linked_path);
-
 				if (link_sep)
 					elog(LOG, "create directory \"%s\" and symbolic link \"%.*s\"",
 						 linked_path,