diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index 4049b4a..b6d5951 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -807,12 +807,6 @@ inline int r3_route_cmp(const route *r1, const match_entry *r2) {
         }
     }
 
-    if ( r1->path && r2->path ) {
-        if ( strcmp(r1->path, r2->path) != 0 ) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
     if ( r1->host && r2->host ) {
         if (strcmp(r1->host, r2->host) != 0 ) {
             return -1;