diff --git a/sysmngr/Makefile b/sysmngr/Makefile
index 72ce7a758..ab3537a8c 100644
--- a/sysmngr/Makefile
+++ b/sysmngr/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=sysmngr
-PKG_VERSION:=1.0.31
+PKG_VERSION:=1.0.32
 
 LOCAL_DEV:=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
diff --git a/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank b/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank
index e45b2783c..db7b0bb87 100755
--- a/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank
+++ b/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ case "$1" in
 				# Sanity: is the given bankid really the one to be upgraded?
 				[ "${bank}" -eq "$(iopsys_get_next_bank_id)" ] || ret=1
 
-				# Does the given file actually exist?
-				[ -r "${path}" ] || ret=1
-
 				# Is the auto_activate provided in the JSON a boolean?
 				# (meaning: here we should get 0 or 1 instead of any other string)
 				[ "${auto_activate}" == "0" -o "${auto_activate}" == "1" ] || ret=1