diff --git a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/FileArgument.cpp b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/FileArgument.cpp
index a0772c053c..732889c48c 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/FileArgument.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/FileArgument.cpp
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ FileArgument::FileArgument(String file_argument)
     m_line = {};
     m_column = {};
 
-    if (Core::File::exists(file_argument)) {
-        // A file exists with the full specified name, don't attempt to parse it.
-        m_filename = move(file_argument);
-        return;
-    }
-
     // A file doesn't exist with the full specified name, maybe the user entered line/column coordinates?
     Regex<PosixExtended> re("^(.+?)(:([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?)?$");
     RegexResult result = match(file_argument, re, PosixFlags::Global | PosixFlags::Multiline | PosixFlags::Ungreedy);