diff --git a/dlls/wininet/ftp.c b/dlls/wininet/ftp.c
index 2f8483864f6..7a4c57a7933 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/ftp.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/ftp.c
@@ -556,12 +556,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI FTP_FtpCreateDirectoryW(LPWININETFTPSESSIONW lpwfs, LPCWSTR lpszDire
 
     TRACE("lpszDirectory(%s)\n", debugstr_w(lpszDirectory));
 
-    if (NULL == lpwfs || WH_HFTPSESSION != lpwfs->hdr.htype)
-    {
-        INTERNET_SetLastError(ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_HANDLE_TYPE);
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-
     /* Clear any error information */
     INTERNET_SetLastError(0);