1 files changed, 0 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/config-application-package/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/application/provider/ApplicationPackageXmlFilesValidator.java b/config-application-package/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/application/provider/ApplicationPackageXmlFilesValidator.java
index 74ade9d8e14..b0c4f74f9f6 100644
--- a/config-application-package/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/application/provider/ApplicationPackageXmlFilesValidator.java
+++ b/config-application-package/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/application/provider/ApplicationPackageXmlFilesValidator.java
@@ -35,20 +35,11 @@ public class ApplicationPackageXmlFilesValidator {
         return new ApplicationPackageXmlFilesValidator(new AppSubDirs(appDir), vespaVersion);
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void checkApplication() throws IOException {
         validate(validators.servicesXmlValidator(), servicesFileName());
         validateOptional(validators.hostsXmlValidator(), FilesApplicationPackage.HOSTS);
         validateOptional(validators.deploymentXmlValidator(), FilesApplicationPackage.DEPLOYMENT_FILE.getName());
         validateOptional(validators.validationOverridesXmlValidator(), FilesApplicationPackage.VALIDATION_OVERRIDES.getName());
-
-        if (appDirs.searchdefinitions().exists()) {
-            if (FilesApplicationPackage.getSearchDefinitionFiles(appDirs.root()).isEmpty()) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Application package in " + appDirs.root() +
-                        " must contain at least one search definition (.sd) file when directory searchdefinitions/ exists.");
-            }
-        }
-
         validateRouting(appDirs.routingtables);
     }
 
@@ -71,7 +62,6 @@ public class ApplicationPackageXmlFilesValidator {
         validator.validate(appDirs.file(filename));
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     private String servicesFileName() {
         String servicesFile = FilesApplicationPackage.SERVICES;
         if ( ! appDirs.file(servicesFile).exists()) {