diff --git a/share/functions/cd.fish b/share/functions/cd.fish
index e7c868868..bf41f4f3b 100644
--- a/share/functions/cd.fish
+++ b/share/functions/cd.fish
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ function cd --description "Change directory"
         return $status
     end
 
-    # allow explicit "cd ." if the mount-point became stale in the meantime
-    if test "$argv" = "."
-        cd "$PWD"
-        return $status
-    end
-
     builtin cd $argv
     set -l cd_status $status