diff --git a/inc/infoutils.php b/inc/infoutils.php
index 9ee1a717d8ad0dd081846ad657de71b5c5307ed9..7ceeae8f19f2939601a92c928043d0534b91fe48 100644
--- a/inc/infoutils.php
+++ b/inc/infoutils.php
@@ -213,22 +213,6 @@ function check(){
         msg('The current page is not writable by you',0);
     }
 
-    $check = wl('','',true).'data/_dummy';
-    $http = new DokuHTTPClient();
-    $http->timeout = 6;
-    $res = $http->get($check);
-    if(strpos($res,'data directory') !== false){
-        msg('It seems like the data directory is accessible from the web.
-                Make sure this directory is properly protected
-                (See <a href="http://www.dokuwiki.org/security">security</a>)',-1);
-    }elseif($http->status == 404 || $http->status == 403){
-        msg('The data directory seems to be properly protected',1);
-    }else{
-        msg('Failed to check if the data directory is accessible from the web.
-                Make sure this directory is properly protected
-                (See <a href="http://www.dokuwiki.org/security">security</a>)',-1);
-    }
-
     // Check for corrupted search index
     $lengths = idx_listIndexLengths();
     $index_corrupted = false;