diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index 2b9df32d2..25c211684 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -220,11 +220,6 @@ get_config() {
 
     export VERBOSE
 
-    if [ -n "$LITEDIR" ]; then
-	echo "   ERROR: You must set the LITEDIR option in /etc/shorewall-lite/shorewall.conf" >&2
-	exit 2
-    fi
-
 }
 
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