--- file.inc	2007-11-19 12:28:38.000000000 -0500
+++ file.inc.new	2007-12-28 14:08:51.000000000 -0500
@@ -112,19 +112,6 @@ function file_check_directory(&$director
     }
   }
 
-  if ((file_directory_path() == $directory || file_directory_temp() == $directory) && !is_file("$directory/.htaccess")) {
-    $htaccess_lines = "SetHandler Drupal_Security_Do_Not_Remove_See_SA_2006_006\nOptions None\nOptions +FollowSymLinks";
-    if (($fp = fopen("$directory/.htaccess", 'w')) && fputs($fp, $htaccess_lines)) {
-      fclose($fp);
-      chmod($directory .'/.htaccess', 0664);
-    }
-    else {
-      $message = t("Security warning: Couldn't write .htaccess file. Please create a .htaccess file in your %directory directory which contains the following lines: <code>!htaccess</code>", array('%directory' => $directory, '!htaccess' => '<br />'. nl2br(check_plain($htaccess_lines))));
-      form_set_error($form_item, $message);
-      watchdog('security', $message, WATCHDOG_ERROR);
-    }
-  }
-
   return TRUE;
 }