diff --git a/esv.d b/esv.d
index 1ff6e0b..c322b01 100644
--- a/esv.d
+++ b/esv.d
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import std.conv    : to, ConvException;
 import std.file    : exists, mkdirRecurse, write, FileException;
 import std.format  : format;
 import std.getopt  : getopt, GetOptException;
-import std.path    : baseName, dirName, expandTilde, isValidPath;
+import std.path    : baseName, dirName, expandTilde;
 import std.process : environment, executeShell;
 import std.stdio   : writeln, writefln;
 import std.string  : splitLines;
@@ -107,12 +107,8 @@ config:
 		.expandTilde();
 	try {
 		if (CFlag != "") { /* if -C was given */
-			enforceDie(CFlag.isValidPath(), CFlag ~ ": invalid path");
 			configPath = CFlag.expandTilde();
 		} else {
-			enforceDie(configPath.isValidPath(),
-				configPath ~ ": invalid path");
-
 			if (!configPath.exists()) {
 				mkdirRecurse(dirName(configPath));
 				configPath.write(format!