diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 78dbe2e189604fe25f6458ea35a63da3a43f84c4..43e4ab6b412ea4f6b426cb64e05b93ab62d6904f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     dir = path_real(".");
 
   calc_init(dir, NULL);
-  if(dir < argv[0] || dir > argv[argc])
-    free(dir);
 
   initscr();
   cbreak();