diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-edith b/src/freedombone-app-edith
index 572b6d5b..2325fa98 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-edith
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-edith
@@ -339,11 +339,6 @@ function install_edith {
         echo "    #auth_basic \"${EDITH_LOGIN_TEXT}\";" >> $edith_nginx_site
         echo '    #auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.edithpasswd;' >> $edith_nginx_site
         echo '  }' >> $edith_nginx_site
-        echo '' >> $edith_nginx_site
-        echo '  # Restrict access that is unnecessary anyway' >> $edith_nginx_site
-        echo '  location ~ /\.(ht|git) {' >> $edith_nginx_site
-        echo '    deny all;' >> $edith_nginx_site
-        echo '  }' >> $edith_nginx_site
         echo '}' >> $edith_nginx_site
     else
         echo -n '' > $edith_nginx_site
@@ -380,11 +375,6 @@ function install_edith {
     echo "    #auth_basic \"${EDITH_LOGIN_TEXT}\";" >> $edith_nginx_site
     echo '    #auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.edithpasswd;' >> $edith_nginx_site
     echo '  }' >> $edith_nginx_site
-    echo '' >> $edith_nginx_site
-    echo '  # Restrict access that is unnecessary anyway' >> $edith_nginx_site
-    echo '  location ~ /\.(ht|git) {' >> $edith_nginx_site
-    echo '    deny all;' >> $edith_nginx_site
-    echo '  }' >> $edith_nginx_site
     echo '}' >> $edith_nginx_site
 
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