diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/local.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/local.py
index 01d9ff9..25d4557 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/local.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/local.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error
 import bb
 import bb.utils
-from   bb.fetch2 import FetchMethod, FetchError
+from   bb.fetch2 import FetchMethod, FetchError, ParameterError
 from   bb.fetch2 import logger
 
 class Local(FetchMethod):
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
         ud.basename = os.path.basename(ud.decodedurl)
         ud.basepath = ud.decodedurl
         ud.needdonestamp = False
+        if "*" in ud.decodedurl:
+            raise bb.fetch2.ParameterError("file:// urls using globbing are no longer supported. Please place the files in a directory and reference that instead.", ud.url)
         return
 
     def localpath(self, urldata, d):
@@ -55,12 +57,6 @@
             logger.debug(2, "Searching for %s in paths:\n    %s" % (path, "\n    ".join(filespath.split(":"))))
             newpath, hist = bb.utils.which(filespath, path, history=True)
             searched.extend(hist)
-        if (not newpath or not os.path.exists(newpath)) and path.find("*") != -1:
-            # For expressions using '*', best we can do is take the first directory in FILESPATH that exists
-            newpath, hist = bb.utils.which(filespath, ".", history=True)
-            searched.extend(hist)
-            logger.debug(2, "Searching for %s in path: %s" % (path, newpath))
-            return searched
         if not os.path.exists(newpath):
             dldirfile = os.path.join(d.getVar("DL_DIR"), path)
             logger.debug(2, "Defaulting to %s for %s" % (dldirfile, path))
@@ -70,8 +66,6 @@
         return searched
 
     def need_update(self, ud, d):
-        if ud.url.find("*") != -1:
-            return False
         if os.path.exists(ud.localpath):
             return False
         return True
@@ -95,9 +89,6 @@
         """
         Check the status of the url
         """
-        if urldata.localpath.find("*") != -1:
-            logger.info("URL %s looks like a glob and was therefore not checked.", urldata.url)
-            return True
         if os.path.exists(urldata.localpath):
             return True
         return False