diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/file.c b/dlls/kernel32/file.c
index 608a5396d8f..92dbedfd9cc 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/file.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/file.c
@@ -560,16 +560,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI WriteFile( HANDLE hFile, LPCVOID buffer, DWORD bytesToWrite,
     status = NtWriteFile(hFile, hEvent, NULL, cvalue, piosb,
                          buffer, bytesToWrite, poffset, NULL);
 
-    /* FIXME: NtWriteFile does not always cause page faults, generate them now */
-    if (status == STATUS_INVALID_USER_BUFFER && !IsBadReadPtr( buffer, bytesToWrite ))
-    {
-        status = NtWriteFile(hFile, hEvent, NULL, cvalue, piosb,
-                             buffer, bytesToWrite, poffset, NULL);
-        if (status != STATUS_INVALID_USER_BUFFER)
-            FIXME("Could not access memory (%p,%d) at first, now OK. Protected by DIBSection code?\n",
-                  buffer, bytesToWrite);
-    }
-
     if (status == STATUS_PENDING && !overlapped)
     {
         WaitForSingleObject( hFile, INFINITE );