diff --git a/pkg/ignore/rules.go b/pkg/ignore/rules.go
index 00910f03f..88de407ad 100644
--- a/pkg/ignore/rules.go
+++ b/pkg/ignore/rules.go
@@ -100,16 +100,6 @@ func (r *Rules) Ignore(path string, fi os.FileInfo) bool {
 	if path == "." || path == "./" {
 		return false
 	}
-
-	// Handle broken symlinks
-	if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		_, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Skipping broken symlink: %s", path)
-			return true // Treat broken symlink as ignored
-		}
-	}
-
 	for _, p := range r.patterns {
 		if p.match == nil {
 			log.Printf("ignore: no matcher supplied for %q", p.raw)
@@ -137,7 +127,6 @@ func (r *Rules) Ignore(path string, fi os.FileInfo) bool {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
-
 	return false
 }