diff --git a/lib/shadow.c b/lib/shadow.c
index 8c1fc8a5..a593e54a 100644
--- a/lib/shadow.c
+++ b/lib/shadow.c
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ static struct spwd *my_sgetspent (const char *string)
 		spwd.sp_flag = SHADOW_SP_FLAG_UNSET;
 	else if (str2ul(&spwd.sp_flag, fields[8]) == -1)
 		return 0;
-	else if (spwd.sp_flag < 0)
-		return 0;
 
 	return (&spwd);
 }