diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 961f64e..8873719 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ versioncheck:
 
 .PHONY: cutarelease
 cutarelease: versioncheck
-	[[ ! -d tmp ]]   # No 'tmp/' allowed: https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/2144 (fixed in npm 1.1.12 / node 0.6.14 I think)
 	./tools/cutarelease.py -p bunyan -f package.json -f lib/bunyan.js -f bin/bunyan