diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
index 1dcde0496d..e533511a2b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ bool QFileInfo::operator==(const QFileInfo &fileinfo) const
         sensitive = d->fileEngine->caseSensitive() ? Qt::CaseSensitive : Qt::CaseInsensitive;
     }
 
-    if (fileinfo.size() != size()) //if the size isn't the same...
-        return false;
-
    // Fallback to expensive canonical path computation
    return canonicalFilePath().compare(fileinfo.canonicalFilePath(), sensitive) == 0;
 }