diff --git a/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp b/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp
index 55151e896..1f42803be 100644
--- a/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ VapoursynthAudioProvider::~VapoursynthAudioProvider() {
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<agi::AudioProvider> CreateVapoursynthAudioProvider(agi::fs::path const& file, agi::BackgroundRunner *) {
-	agi::acs::CheckFileRead(file);
 	return agi::make_unique<VapoursynthAudioProvider>(file);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/video_provider_vs.cpp b/src/video_provider_vs.cpp
index bd16d30f1..4d2277317 100644
--- a/src/video_provider_vs.cpp
+++ b/src/video_provider_vs.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ VapoursynthVideoProvider::~VapoursynthVideoProvider() {
 
 namespace agi { class BackgroundRunner; }
 std::unique_ptr<VideoProvider> CreateVapoursynthVideoProvider(agi::fs::path const& path, std::string const& colormatrix, agi::BackgroundRunner *br) {
-	agi::acs::CheckFileRead(path);
 	return agi::make_unique<VapoursynthVideoProvider>(path, colormatrix, br);
 }
 #endif // WITH_VAPOURSYNTH