diff --git a/cache/js/.empty b/cache/js/.empty
deleted file mode 100755
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/include/sanity_check.php b/include/sanity_check.php
index 8a38ec523..6ef11cb0a 100755
--- a/include/sanity_check.php
+++ b/include/sanity_check.php
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
 				array_push($errors, "Data export cache is not writable (chmod -R 777 ".CACHE_DIR."/export)");
 			}
 
-			if (!is_writable(CACHE_DIR . "/js")) {
-				array_push($errors, "Javascript cache is not writable (chmod -R 777 ".CACHE_DIR."/js)");
-			}
-
 			if (GENERATED_CONFIG_CHECK != EXPECTED_CONFIG_VERSION) {
 				array_push($errors,
 					"Configuration option checker sanity_config.php is outdated, please recreate it using ./utils/regen_config_checks.sh");