diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/insane.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
index 105d2a5..cf2165c 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@
 
 QAPATHTEST[shebang-size] = "package_qa_check_shebang_size"
 def package_qa_check_shebang_size(path, name, d, elf, messages):
-    import stat
-    if os.path.islink(path) or stat.S_ISFIFO(os.stat(path).st_mode) or elf:
+    if os.path.islink(path) or elf:
         return
 
     try: