diff --git a/src/playlist/m3u_playlist_plugin.c b/src/playlist/m3u_playlist_plugin.c
index 6daea41f1..db5db99fc 100644
--- a/src/playlist/m3u_playlist_plugin.c
+++ b/src/playlist/m3u_playlist_plugin.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ m3u_read(struct playlist_provider *_playlist)
 
 		while (*line != 0 && g_ascii_isspace(*line))
 			++line;
-	} while (line[0] == '#' || !uri_has_scheme(line));
+	} while (line[0] == '#' || *line == 0);
 
 	return song_remote_new(line);
 }
diff --git a/src/playlist/pls_playlist_plugin.c b/src/playlist/pls_playlist_plugin.c
index ede057acc..a5d8bbcbe 100644
--- a/src/playlist/pls_playlist_plugin.c
+++ b/src/playlist/pls_playlist_plugin.c
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ static void pls_parser(GKeyFile *keyfile, struct pls_playlist *playlist)
 		}
 		g_free(key);
 
-		/* Don't load local path */
-		if(!uri_has_scheme(value)){
-			g_free(value);
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		song = song_remote_new(value);
 		g_free(value);