diff --git a/admin/check-doc-strings b/admin/check-doc-strings
index a0b5acb623f..13e8b0cd8e7 100755
--- a/admin/check-doc-strings
+++ b/admin/check-doc-strings
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ formal parameters, docstrings, and lispref texi.
 This program is in the public domain.\n";
 
 die $usage if @ARGV;
-die $usage unless -r "src/alloc.c" && -d ".bzr" && -d "lisp";
+die $usage unless -r "src/alloc.c" && -d "lisp";
 
 my %texi_funtype;
 my %texi_arglist;