diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/PostDownloadProviderTests/DropFolderImportServiceFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/PostDownloadProviderTests/DropFolderImportServiceFixture.cs
index 488e73003..77e028d69 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/PostDownloadProviderTests/DropFolderImportServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/PostDownloadProviderTests/DropFolderImportServiceFixture.cs
@@ -63,16 +63,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.PostDownloadProviderTests
             VerifyImport();
         }
 
-        [Test]
-        public void should_skip_if_folder_is_too_fresh()
-        {
-            WithRecentFolderWrite();
-
-            Subject.ProcessDownloadedEpisodesFolder();
-
-            VerifyNoImport();
-        }
-
         [Test]
         public void should_search_for_series_using_folder_name()
         {
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs
index 42e6c54fd..9bed9c53f 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedEpisodesImportService.cs
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
 
         public void ProcessSubFolder(DirectoryInfo subfolderInfo)
         {
-            var lastFolderWrite = _diskProvider.GetLastFolderWrite(subfolderInfo.FullName);
-            if (lastFolderWrite.AddMinutes(2) > DateTime.UtcNow)
-            {
-                _logger.Trace("[{0}] is too fresh. skipping. Last write {1} UTC", subfolderInfo.FullName, lastFolderWrite);
-                return;
-            }
-
             var series = _parsingService.GetSeries(subfolderInfo.Name);
 
             if (series == null)
@@ -119,14 +112,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
 
         private void ProcessVideoFile(string videoFile, Series series)
         {
-            var lastWrite = _diskProvider.GetLastFileWrite(videoFile);
-
-            if (lastWrite.AddMinutes(2) > DateTime.UtcNow)
-            {
-                _logger.Trace("[{0}] is too fresh. skipping. Last Write {1} UTC", videoFile, lastWrite);
-                return;
-            }
-
             if (_diskProvider.IsFileLocked(new FileInfo(videoFile)))
             {
                 _logger.Trace("[{0}] is currently locked by another process, skipping", videoFile);