diff --git a/unix/vncserver b/unix/vncserver
index 4770d0b..52975fa 100755
--- a/unix/vncserver
+++ b/unix/vncserver
@@ -552,13 +552,6 @@ sub CheckDisplayNumber
 	return 0;
     }
 
-    if (-e "/usr/spool/sockets/X11/$n") {
-	warn("\nWarning: $host:$n is taken because of ".
-             "/usr/spool/sockets/X11/$n\n");
-	warn "Remove this file if there is no X server $host:$n\n";
-	return 0;
-    }
-
     return 1;
 }