diff --git a/create-shortcut.sh b/create-shortcut.sh
index 5ef25ab..d34da8f 100755
--- a/create-shortcut.sh
+++ b/create-shortcut.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ assert_prerequisites
 image_name="$(relative_path_to_image_name "apps/$1")"
 assert_image_exists "$image_name"
 
-[ -f "$script_path/apps/$1/control" ] || \
-  die "App $1 does not have a control file that defines how to generate a shortcut"
-
 desktop_file_path="$(get_image_label "$image_name" "net.typeblog.dobu.desktop_file_path")"
 
 [ -z "$desktop_file_path" ] && die "App $1 did not specify desktop_file_path in its labels"