diff --git a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JsConfig.java b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JsConfig.java
index 94ce2c8a774..63bf59de68e 100644
--- a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JsConfig.java
+++ b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JsConfig.java
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@ public class JsConfig {
             return false;
         }
 
-        VirtualFileSystem fileSystem = VirtualFileManager.getInstance().getFileSystem(StandardFileSystems.FILE_PROTOCOL);
-        VirtualFileSystem jarFileSystem = VirtualFileManager.getInstance().getFileSystem(StandardFileSystems.JAR_PROTOCOL);
-
         Set<String> modules = new HashSet<>();
 
         boolean skipMetadataVersionCheck = getLanguageVersionSettings().getFlag(AnalysisFlags.getSkipMetadataVersionCheck());
@@ -174,26 +171,12 @@ public class JsConfig {
         for (String path : libraries) {
             if (librariesToSkip != null && librariesToSkip.contains(path)) continue;
 
-            VirtualFile file;
-
             File filePath = new File(path);
             if (!filePath.exists()) {
                 report.error("Path '" + path + "' does not exist");
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (path.endsWith(".jar") || path.endsWith(".zip")) {
-                file = jarFileSystem.findFileByPath(path + URLUtil.JAR_SEPARATOR);
-            }
-            else {
-                file = fileSystem.findFileByPath(path);
-            }
-
-            if (file == null) {
-                report.error("File '" + path + "' does not exist or could not be read");
-                return true;
-            }
-
             List<KotlinJavascriptMetadata> metadataList = KotlinJavascriptMetadataUtils.loadMetadata(path);
             if (metadataList.isEmpty()) {
                 report.warning("'" + path + "' is not a valid Kotlin Javascript library");