1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index e23799d8..2b580786 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ var utils = {
     // are there more?
     var specialHostNames = [ 'localhost' ];
 
-    // trim str
-    str = str.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
-
-    if (str[0] === '/')
-      return "file://" + str;
-
     // it starts with a scheme, so it's definitely an URL
     if (/^[a-z]{3,}:\/\//.test(str))
       return true;