diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c
index 5e0763bce7..2408592898 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ slap_idassert_authzfrom_parse( ConfigArgs *c, slap_idassert_t *si )
 	int		rc;
 
  	if ( strcmp( c->argv[ 1 ], "*" ) == 0
- 		|| strcmp( c->argv[ 1 ], ".*" ) == 0
  		|| strcmp( c->argv[ 1 ], "dn:*" ) == 0
  		|| strcasecmp( c->argv[ 1 ], "dn.regex:.*" ) == 0 )
  	{