diff -u -r angband-290/src/main-win.c angband/src/main-win.c
--- angband-290/src/main-win.c	Mon Apr 10 07:42:30 2000
+++ angband/src/main-win.c	Thu Apr 27 21:16:52 2000
@@ -4045,12 +4045,6 @@
 	/* Validate the "graf" directory */
 	validate_dir(ANGBAND_DIR_XTRA_GRAF);
 
-	/* Build the filename */
-	path_build(path, 1024, ANGBAND_DIR_XTRA_GRAF, "8X8.BMP");
-
-	/* Hack -- Validate the basic graf */
-	validate_file(path);
-
 #endif