diff --git a/src/ssn/readSsnFile.ts b/src/ssn/readSsnFile.ts
index c5a4b88..6c838a0 100644
--- a/src/ssn/readSsnFile.ts
+++ b/src/ssn/readSsnFile.ts
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ export default function readSsnFile(buffer: Buffer): ISsnFileEntry[] {
     const relOffset = dv.getUint32(pos, true); pos += 4;
     /** file name (variable size) */
     const fileName = Decoder.decode(new DataView(arrayBuffer, pos, fileNameLength)); pos += fileNameLength;
-    if (fileName !== 'metafile.solid') {
-      throw new Error(`Expected file name to be "metafile.solid" but it was "${fileName}".`);
-    }
 
     //read password from extra field
     const extraFieldEnd = pos + extraFieldLength;