diff --git a/js/rpg_core/Utils.js b/js/rpg_core/Utils.js
index ccfda839..c512b410 100644
--- a/js/rpg_core/Utils.js
+++ b/js/rpg_core/Utils.js
@@ -99,27 +99,6 @@ Utils.isAndroidChrome = function() {
     return !!(agent.match(/Android/) && agent.match(/Chrome/));
 };
 
-/**
- * Checks whether the browser can read files in the game folder.
- *
- * @static
- * @method canReadGameFiles
- * @return {Boolean} True if the browser can read files in the game folder
- */
-Utils.canReadGameFiles = function() {
-    var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script');
-    var lastScript = scripts[scripts.length - 1];
-    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-    try {
-        xhr.open('GET', lastScript.src);
-        xhr.overrideMimeType('text/javascript');
-        xhr.send();
-        return true;
-    } catch (e) {
-        return false;
-    }
-};
-
 /**
  * Makes a CSS color string from RGB values.
  *
diff --git a/js/rpg_managers/SceneManager.js b/js/rpg_managers/SceneManager.js
index 5b1f13ce..618f052c 100644
--- a/js/rpg_managers/SceneManager.js
+++ b/js/rpg_managers/SceneManager.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ SceneManager.run = function(sceneClass) {
 SceneManager.initialize = function() {
     this.initProgressWatcher();
     this.initGraphics();
-    this.checkFileAccess();
     this.initAudio();
     this.initInput();
     this.initNwjs();
@@ -91,12 +90,6 @@ SceneManager.checkWebGL = function() {
     }
 };
 
-SceneManager.checkFileAccess = function() {
-    if (!Utils.canReadGameFiles()) {
-        throw new Error('Your browser does not allow to read local files.');
-    }
-};
-
 SceneManager.initAudio = function() {
     var noAudio = Utils.isOptionValid('noaudio');
     if (!WebAudio.initialize(noAudio) && !noAudio) {