diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
index b770704c6..2a982d088 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ const goodChartDir = "rules/testdata/goodone"
 
 func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
 	m := All(badChartDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
-	if len(m) != 8 {
+	if len(m) != 7 {
 		t.Errorf("Number of errors %v", len(m))
 		t.Errorf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
 	// There should be one INFO, 2 WARNINGs and one ERROR messages, check for them
-	var i, w, e, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6 bool
+	var i, w, e, e2, e3, e4, e5 bool
 	for _, msg := range m {
 		if msg.Severity == support.InfoSev {
 			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "icon is recommended") {
@@ -59,24 +59,21 @@ func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
 			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "name is required") {
 				e2 = true
 			}
-			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "directory name (badchartfile) and chart name () must be the same") {
-				e3 = true
-			}
 
 			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "apiVersion is required. The value must be either \"v1\" or \"v2\"") {
-				e4 = true
+				e3 = true
 			}
 
 			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "chart type is not valid in apiVersion") {
-				e5 = true
+				e4 = true
 			}
 
 			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "dependencies are not valid in the Chart file with apiVersion") {
-				e6 = true
+				e5 = true
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if !e || !e2 || !e3 || !e4 || !e5 || !e6 || !w || !i {
+	if !e || !e2 || !e3 || !e4 || !e5 || !w || !i {
 		t.Errorf("Didn't find all the expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile.go b/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile.go
index 35bb81571..70cb83bc5 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func Chartfile(linter *support.Linter) {
 	}
 
 	linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, chartFileName, validateChartName(chartFile))
-	linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, chartFileName, validateChartNameDirMatch(linter.ChartDir, chartFile))
 
 	// Chart metadata
 	linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, chartFileName, validateChartAPIVersion(chartFile))
@@ -82,13 +81,6 @@ func validateChartName(cf *chart.Metadata) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateChartNameDirMatch(chartDir string, cf *chart.Metadata) error {
-	if cf.Name != filepath.Base(chartDir) {
-		return errors.Errorf("directory name (%s) and chart name (%s) must be the same", filepath.Base(chartDir), cf.Name)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func validateChartAPIVersion(cf *chart.Metadata) error {
 	if cf.APIVersion == "" {
 		return errors.New("apiVersion is required. The value must be either \"v1\" or \"v2\"")
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile_test.go b/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile_test.go
index ff2a63583..d032dd12f 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/chartfile_test.go
@@ -30,18 +30,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	badChartDir  = "testdata/badchartfile"
-	goodChartDir = "testdata/goodone"
+	badChartDir = "testdata/badchartfile"
 )
 
 var (
 	badChartFilePath         = filepath.Join(badChartDir, "Chart.yaml")
-	goodChartFilePath        = filepath.Join(goodChartDir, "Chart.yaml")
 	nonExistingChartFilePath = filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "Chart.yaml")
 )
 
 var badChart, _ = chartutil.LoadChartfile(badChartFilePath)
-var goodChart, _ = chartutil.LoadChartfile(goodChartFilePath)
 
 // Validation functions Test
 func TestValidateChartYamlNotDirectory(t *testing.T) {
@@ -73,24 +70,6 @@ func TestValidateChartName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestValidateChartNameDirMatch(t *testing.T) {
-	err := validateChartNameDirMatch(goodChartDir, goodChart)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("validateChartNameDirMatch to return no error, gor a linter error")
-	}
-	// It has not name
-	err = validateChartNameDirMatch(badChartDir, badChart)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("validatechartnamedirmatch to return a linter error, got no error")
-	}
-
-	// Wrong path
-	err = validateChartNameDirMatch(badChartDir, goodChart)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("validatechartnamedirmatch to return a linter error, got no error")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestValidateChartVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	var failTest = []struct {
 		Version  string
@@ -209,36 +188,32 @@ func TestChartfile(t *testing.T) {
 	Chartfile(&linter)
 	msgs := linter.Messages
 
-	if len(msgs) != 7 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 7 errors, got %d", len(msgs))
+	if len(msgs) != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 6 errors, got %d", len(msgs))
 	}
 
 	if !strings.Contains(msgs[0].Err.Error(), "name is required") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected message 0: %s", msgs[0].Err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(msgs[1].Err.Error(), "directory name (badchartfile) and chart name () must be the same") {
+	if !strings.Contains(msgs[1].Err.Error(), "apiVersion is required. The value must be either \"v1\" or \"v2\"") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected message 1: %s", msgs[1].Err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(msgs[2].Err.Error(), "apiVersion is required. The value must be either \"v1\" or \"v2\"") {
+	if !strings.Contains(msgs[2].Err.Error(), "version '0.0.0.0' is not a valid SemVer") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected message 2: %s", msgs[2].Err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(msgs[3].Err.Error(), "version '0.0.0.0' is not a valid SemVer") {
+	if !strings.Contains(msgs[3].Err.Error(), "icon is recommended") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected message 3: %s", msgs[3].Err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(msgs[4].Err.Error(), "icon is recommended") {
+	if !strings.Contains(msgs[4].Err.Error(), "chart type is not valid in apiVersion") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected message 4: %s", msgs[4].Err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(msgs[5].Err.Error(), "chart type is not valid in apiVersion") {
+	if !strings.Contains(msgs[5].Err.Error(), "dependencies are not valid in the Chart file with apiVersion") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected message 5: %s", msgs[5].Err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(msgs[6].Err.Error(), "dependencies are not valid in the Chart file with apiVersion") {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected message 6: %s", msgs[6].Err)
-	}
-
 }