diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/CommonFileSystem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/CommonFileSystem.cs
index d00494bac..9b3f5a306 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/CommonFileSystem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/CommonFileSystem.cs
@@ -82,16 +82,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.IO
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("target");
             }
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(shortcutPath))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("shortcutPath");
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(target))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("target");
-            }
-
             File.WriteAllText(shortcutPath, target);
         }