diff --git a/bmc/version-handler/version_handler.cpp b/bmc/version-handler/version_handler.cpp
index 75ba940..32b29da 100644
--- a/bmc/version-handler/version_handler.cpp
+++ b/bmc/version-handler/version_handler.cpp
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@
         cleanup(session);
         return false;
     }
-    if (!canHandleBlob(path))
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "open %s fail: unrecognized blob\n", path.c_str());
-        cleanup(session);
-        return false;
-    }
 
     try
     {