diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
index 13b882b0f2..04ff119a4c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
@@ -355,16 +355,10 @@ class Pathname
   end
 
   def install_info
-    unless self.symlink?
-      raise "Cannot install info entry for unbrewed info file '#{self}'"
-    end
     system '/usr/bin/install-info', '--quiet', self.to_s, (self.dirname+'dir').to_s
   end
 
   def uninstall_info
-    unless self.symlink?
-      raise "Cannot uninstall info entry for unbrewed info file '#{self}'"
-    end
     system '/usr/bin/install-info', '--delete', '--quiet', self.to_s, (self.dirname+'dir').to_s
   end