diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java
index a784bf54..2dbcf275 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -1080,12 +1080,6 @@ public static void copyFile( final File source, final File destination )
         mkdirsFor( destination );
 
         doCopyFile( source, destination );
-
-        if ( source.length() != destination.length() )
-        {
-            String message = "Failed to copy full contents from " + source + " to " + destination;
-            throw new IOException( message );
-        }
     }
 
     private static void doCopyFile( File source, File destination )