diff --git a/makefile.shade b/makefile.shade
index 02b0fa3a54..1f1a414729 100644
--- a/makefile.shade
+++ b/makefile.shade
@@ -248,11 +248,6 @@ var buildTarget = "compile"
                         if (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("KOREBUILD_ADD_ASSEMBLY_INFO") == "1")
                         {
                             var commitFile = Path.Combine(repoArtifacts, "commit");
-                            if (!File.Exists(commitFile))
-                            {
-                                throw new FileNotFoundException("Couldn't find the commit file for " + repo + ": " + commitFile);
-                            }
-
                             commits.TryAdd(repo, File.ReadAllLines(commitFile)[0]);
                         }