--- a/src/LYCookie.c
+++ b/src/LYCookie.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@
     BOOL Replacement = FALSE;
     int invprompt_reasons = 0;	/* what is wrong with this cookie - kw */
 
-#define FAILS_COND1 0x01
 #define FAILS_COND4 0x02
 
     if (co == NULL)
@@ -397,38 +396,6 @@
 	cookie_list = de->cookie_list;
 
     /*
-     * Apply sanity checks.
-     *
-     * Section 4.3.2, condition 1:  The value for the Path attribute is
-     * not a prefix of the request-URI.
-     *
-     * If cookie checking for this domain is set to INVCHECK_LOOSE,
-     * then we want to bypass this check.  The user should be queried
-     * if set to INVCHECK_QUERY.
-     */
-    if (!is_prefix(co->path, path)) {
-	invcheck_behaviour_t invcheck_bv = (de ? de->invcheck_bv
-					    : DEFAULT_INVCHECK_BV);
-
-	switch (invcheck_bv) {
-	case INVCHECK_LOOSE:
-	    break;		/* continue as if nothing were wrong */
-
-	case INVCHECK_QUERY:
-	    /* will prompt later if we get that far */
-	    invprompt_reasons |= FAILS_COND1;
-	    break;
-
-	case INVCHECK_STRICT:
-	    CTrace((tfp,
-		    "store_cookie: Rejecting because '%s' is not a prefix of '%s'.\n",
-		    co->path, path));
-	    freeCookie(co);
-	    return;
-	}
-    }
-
-    /*
      * The next 4 conditions do NOT apply if the domain is still
      * the default of request-host. (domains - case insensitive).
      */
@@ -543,19 +510,6 @@
 		freeCookie(co);
 		FREE(msg);
 		return;
-	    }
-	}
-	if (invprompt_reasons & FAILS_COND1) {
-	    HTSprintf0(&msg,
-		       INVALID_COOKIE_PATH_CONFIRMATION,
-		       co->path, path);
-	    if (!HTForcedPrompt(cookie_noprompt, msg, NO)) {
-		CTrace((tfp,
-			"store_cookie: Rejecting because '%s' is not a prefix of '%s'.\n",
-			co->path, path));
-		freeCookie(co);
-		FREE(msg);
-		return;
 	    }
 	}
 	FREE(msg);