diff --git a/direct/Package.pp b/direct/Package.pp
index ab625e235d..6aee0aed85 100644
--- a/direct/Package.pp
+++ b/direct/Package.pp
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
   #if $[eq $[DIRECT],]
     #error You seem to be attached to some trees, but not DIRECT!
   #endif
-  #if $[ne $[canonical $[DIRECT]], $[canonical $[TOPDIR]]]
-    #error You are not attached to the right DIRECT!
-  #endif
 #else
   #defer DIRECT_INSTALL $[unixfilename $[INSTALL_DIR]]
   #defer DIRECT_INSTALL_OTHER $[unixfilename $[INSTALL_DIR]]
diff --git a/dtool/Package.pp b/dtool/Package.pp
index aa0722eabc..96c1fbd543 100644
--- a/dtool/Package.pp
+++ b/dtool/Package.pp
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
   #if $[eq $[DTOOL],]
     #error You seem to be attached to some trees, but not DTOOL!
   #endif
-  #if $[ne $[canonical $[DTOOL]], $[canonical $[TOPDIR]]]
-    #error You are not attached to the right DTOOL!
-  #endif
 #else
   // Otherwise, if we are not attached, install in the standard place
   // (unless the user specifies otherwise).
diff --git a/panda/Package.pp b/panda/Package.pp
index f4a7a628e4..52cd2f9344 100644
--- a/panda/Package.pp
+++ b/panda/Package.pp
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
   #if $[eq $[PANDA],]
     #error You seem to be attached to some trees, but not PANDA!
   #endif
-  #if $[ne $[canonical $[PANDA]], $[canonical $[TOPDIR]]]
-    #error You are not attached to the right PANDA!
-  #endif
 #else
   #defer PANDA_INSTALL $[unixfilename $[INSTALL_DIR]]
   #defer PANDA_INSTALL_OTHER $[unixfilename $[INSTALL_DIR]]
diff --git a/pandatool/Package.pp b/pandatool/Package.pp
index 9644421ae1..06a4875a1b 100644
--- a/pandatool/Package.pp
+++ b/pandatool/Package.pp
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
   #if $[eq $[PANDATOOL],]
     #error You seem to be attached to some trees, but not PANDATOOL!
   #endif
-  #if $[ne $[canonical $[PANDATOOL]], $[canonical $[TOPDIR]]]
-    #error You are not attached to the right PANDATOOL!
-  #endif
 #else
   #defer PANDATOOL_INSTALL $[unixfilename $[INSTALL_DIR]]
   #defer PANDATOOL_INSTALL_OTHER $[unixfilename $[INSTALL_DIR]]