2 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index cc26d433..c2b780b9 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -253,13 +253,8 @@ int parse_and_report(int argc, char * argv[], char * envp[])
   // Configure the output stream
 
   std::ostream * out = &std::cout;
-  if (! config.output_file.empty()) {
-    if (access(config.output_file.c_str(), W_OK) == -1)
-      throw error(std::string("Cannot write output to file '" +
-			      config.output_file + "'"));
-    else
-      out = new std::ofstream(config.output_file.c_str());
-  }
+  if (! config.output_file.empty())
+    out = new std::ofstream(config.output_file.c_str());
 
   // Compile the format strings
 
diff --git a/quotes.cc b/quotes.cc
index 60e09117..4b1596ea 100644
--- a/quotes.cc
+++ b/quotes.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void quotes_by_script::operator()(commodity_t&      commodity,
     price.parse(buf);
     commodity.add_price(now, price);
 
-    if (price && ! price_db.empty() && access(price_db.c_str(), W_OK) != -1) {
+    if (price && ! price_db.empty()) {
       char buf[128];
       strftime(buf, 127, "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", localtime(&now));
       ofstream database(price_db.c_str(), ios_base::out | ios_base::app);