diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/standalone/standalone.js b/chrome/content/zotero/standalone/standalone.js
index fa0977487..0d6e66698 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/standalone/standalone.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/standalone/standalone.js
@@ -41,18 +41,6 @@ const ZoteroStandalone = new function() {
 		ZoteroPane.init();
 		ZoteroPane.makeVisible();
 		
-		// Run check for corrupt installation, where the wrong Gecko runtime is being used
-		if(Zotero.isMac && Zotero.isStandalone) {
-			 var greDir = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"]
-				.getService(Components.interfaces.nsIProperties)
-				.get("GreD", Components.interfaces.nsIFile);
-			if(greDir.isSymlink() || greDir.leafName !== "Current") {
-				var ps = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/embedcomp/prompt-service;1"]
-										.getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPromptService);
-				ps.alert(null, "", Zotero.getString('standalone.corruptInstallation'));
-			}
-		}
-		
 		// Don't ask before handing http and https URIs
 		var eps = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/uriloader/external-protocol-service;1']
 				.getService(Components.interfaces.nsIExternalProtocolService);