1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp
index 86991ea..c448618 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ namespace filesystem
   {
     if (auto custody = resolve_path(path))
     {
-      if (auto node = custody->get_inode())
-      {
-        return kstd::make_shared<open_file_description>(node);
-      }
-
-      kapi::system::panic("[FILESYSTEM] inode::open_file returned null file.");
+      return kstd::make_shared<open_file_description>(custody->get_inode());
     }
 
     return nullptr;