diff --git a/src/conf/virsecretobj.c b/src/conf/virsecretobj.c
index 46042eb631..f4529ccd4f 100644
--- a/src/conf/virsecretobj.c
+++ b/src/conf/virsecretobj.c
@@ -980,9 +980,6 @@ virSecretLoadAllConfigs(virSecretObjListPtr secrets,
         char *path;
         virSecretObjPtr secret;
 
-        if (STREQ(de->d_name, ".") || STREQ(de->d_name, ".."))
-            continue;
-
         if (!virFileHasSuffix(de->d_name, ".xml"))
             continue;
 
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 7b021d84f6..728baf3e4d 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -530,10 +530,6 @@ networkMigrateStateFiles(virNetworkDriverStatePtr driver)
             entry->d_type != DT_REG)
             continue;
 
-        if (STREQ(entry->d_name, ".") ||
-            STREQ(entry->d_name, ".."))
-            continue;
-
         if (virAsprintf(&oldPath, "%s/%s",
                         oldStateDir, entry->d_name) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/util/vircgroup.c b/src/util/vircgroup.c
index c76c94f68a..1fd46cc85a 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroup.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroup.c
@@ -3637,10 +3637,6 @@ virCgroupKillRecursiveInternal(virCgroupPtr group,
     }
 
     while ((direrr = virDirRead(dp, &ent, keypath)) > 0) {
-        if (STREQ(ent->d_name, "."))
-            continue;
-        if (STREQ(ent->d_name, ".."))
-            continue;
         if (ent->d_type != DT_DIR)
             continue;
 
@@ -3964,10 +3960,6 @@ int virCgroupSetOwner(virCgroupPtr cgroup,
         }
 
         while ((direrr = virDirRead(dh, &de, base)) > 0) {
-            if (STREQ(de->d_name, ".") ||
-                STREQ(de->d_name, ".."))
-                continue;
-
             if (virAsprintf(&entry, "%s/%s", base, de->d_name) < 0)
                 goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/util/virfile.c b/src/util/virfile.c
index d6419964c9..355255e2b4 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virfile.c
@@ -951,10 +951,6 @@ int virFileDeleteTree(const char *dir)
     while ((direrr = virDirRead(dh, &de, dir)) > 0) {
         struct stat sb;
 
-        if (STREQ(de->d_name, ".") ||
-            STREQ(de->d_name, ".."))
-            continue;
-
         if (virAsprintf(&filepath, "%s/%s",
                         dir, de->d_name) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/util/virpci.c b/src/util/virpci.c
index 5cb5d3ab09..307892bddb 100644
--- a/src/util/virpci.c
+++ b/src/util/virpci.c
@@ -2701,10 +2701,6 @@ virPCIGetNetName(char *device_link_sysfs_path, char **netname)
         goto out;
 
     while (virDirRead(dir, &entry, pcidev_sysfs_net_path) > 0) {
-        if (STREQ(entry->d_name, ".") ||
-            STREQ(entry->d_name, ".."))
-            continue;
-
         /* Assume a single directory entry */
         if (VIR_STRDUP(*netname, entry->d_name) > 0)
             ret = 0;