diff --git a/core/jni/com_android_internal_os_Zygote.cpp b/core/jni/com_android_internal_os_Zygote.cpp
index 913d6806c3639..69d9387fdc096 100644
--- a/core/jni/com_android_internal_os_Zygote.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/com_android_internal_os_Zygote.cpp
@@ -418,10 +418,6 @@ static pid_t ForkAndSpecializeCommon(JNIEnv* env, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, jintArra
   pid_t pid = fork();
 
   if (pid == 0) {
-    if (!is_system_server && dataDir == NULL) {
-        ALOGE("Application private dir cannot be null");
-        RuntimeAbort(env);
-    }
     // The child process.
     gMallocLeakZygoteChild = 1;