diff --git a/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php b/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
index 74cb8e269..77237ed13 100644
--- a/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
@@ -1030,15 +1030,6 @@ class Controller
             return false;
         }
 
-        /*
-         * Security check
-         */
-        if (!\Cms\Helpers\File::validateIsLocalFile($partial->getFilePath())) {
-            throw new CmsException(Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.invalid_file', [
-                'name' => $partial->getFileName()
-            ]));
-        }
-
         /*
          * Run functions for CMS partials only (Cms\Classes\Partial)
          */
diff --git a/modules/cms/helpers/File.php b/modules/cms/helpers/File.php
index 83c39a85f..8849927e1 100644
--- a/modules/cms/helpers/File.php
+++ b/modules/cms/helpers/File.php
@@ -71,24 +71,4 @@ class File
 
         return true;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Validates a CMS object path is inside the application's base directory.
-     * @param string $filePath Specifies a path to validate
-     * @return boolean Returns true if the file path is local. Otherwise returns false.
-     */
-    public static function validateIsLocalFile($filePath)
-    {
-        $restrictBaseDir = Config::get('cms.restrictBaseDir', true);
-
-        if ($restrictBaseDir && !Filesystem::isLocalPath($filePath)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if (!$restrictBaseDir && realpath($filePath) === false) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
 }