diff --git a/miniz_zip.c b/miniz_zip.c
index 24867d7..b5832ce 100644
--- a/miniz_zip.c
+++ b/miniz_zip.c
@@ -3101,13 +3101,7 @@ static mz_bool mz_zip_writer_validate_archive_name(const char *pArchive_name)
     if (*pArchive_name == '/')
         return MZ_FALSE;
 
-    while (*pArchive_name)
-    {
-        if ((*pArchive_name == '\\') || (*pArchive_name == ':'))
-            return MZ_FALSE;
-
-        pArchive_name++;
-    }
+    /* Making sure the name does not contain drive letters or DOS style backward slashes is the responsibility of the program using miniz*/
 
     return MZ_TRUE;
 }