diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.8.in b/src/ntfs-3g.8.in
index efc23e72..c4824a9a 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.8.in
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.8.in
@@ -109,10 +109,9 @@ option. Please see more information about this topic at
 http://ntfs-3g.org/support.html#locale
 .TP
 .B force
-Force mount even if the volume is scheduled for consistency check or
-the logfile is unclean. The logfile will be unconditionally cleared 
-in the latter case. Use this option with caution and for your own 
-responsibility.
+Force the mounting even if the NTFS logfile is unclean. The logfile 
+will be unconditionally cleared. Use this option with caution and for 
+your own responsibility.
 .TP
 .B show_sys_files
 Show the system files in directory listings. 
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index d866b559..d066a0d1 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ static const char *fakeraid_msg =
 "different device under /dev/mapper/, (e.g. /dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1)\n"
 "to mount NTFS. Please see the 'dmraid' documentation for help.\n";
 
-static const char *dirty_volume_msg =
-"Volume is scheduled for check. Please boot into Windows TWICE, or\n"
-"use the 'force' mount option. For example type on the command line:\n";
-
 static const char *forced_mount_msg =
 "\n"
 "            mount -t ntfs-3g %s %s -o force\n"
@@ -141,19 +137,6 @@ ntfs_volume *utils_mount_volume(const char *volume, const char *mntpoint,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (vol->flags & VOLUME_IS_DIRTY) {
-		if (!force) {
-			ntfs_log_error("%s", dirty_volume_msg);
-			ntfs_log_error(forced_mount_msg, volume, mntpoint, 
-				       volume, mntpoint);
-			ntfs_umount(vol, FALSE);
-			
-			return NULL;
-		} else
-			ntfs_log_error("WARNING: Forced mount, unclean volume "
-				       "information is ignored.\n");
-	}
-	
 	return vol;
 }