diff --git a/X10D/src/FileInfoExtensions/FileInfoExtensions.cs b/X10D/src/FileInfoExtensions/FileInfoExtensions.cs
index c3f5e32..d79b498 100644
--- a/X10D/src/FileInfoExtensions/FileInfoExtensions.cs
+++ b/X10D/src/FileInfoExtensions/FileInfoExtensions.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public static class FileInfoExtensions
     /// <typeparam name="T">A <see cref="HashAlgorithm" /> derived type.</typeparam>
     /// <returns>A <see cref="byte" /> array representing the hash of the file.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="value" /> is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
-    /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">The file pointed at by <paramref name="value" /> does not exist.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">The specified file was not found.</exception>
     /// <exception cref="IOException">The opened file stream cannot be read.</exception>
     /// <exception cref="TypeInitializationException">
     ///     The specified <see cref="HashAlgorithm" /> does not offer a public, static. parameterless <c>Create</c> method, or its
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ public static class FileInfoExtensions
             throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
         }
 
-        if (!value.Exists)
-        {
-            throw new FileNotFoundException("Cannot get hash of non-existent file.", value.FullName);
-        }
-
         using FileStream stream = value.OpenRead();
         return stream.GetHash<T>();
     }