diff --git a/mkfs.c b/mkfs.c
index d664254..138bcc9 100644
--- a/mkfs.c
+++ b/mkfs.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ static u64 parse_profile(char *s)
static char *parse_label(char *input)
{
- int i;
int len = strlen(input);
if (len > BTRFS_LABEL_SIZE) {
@@ -302,12 +301,6 @@ static char *parse_label(char *input)
BTRFS_LABEL_SIZE);
exit(1);
}
- for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
- if (input[i] == '/' || input[i] == '\\') {
- fprintf(stderr, "invalid label %s\n", input);
- exit(1);
- }
- }
return strdup(input);
}