--- a/Lib/packaging/database.py	Sat Jun 09 17:31:59 2012 +0100
+++ b/Lib/packaging/database.py	Mon May 21 23:01:17 2012 -0400
@@ -244,11 +244,6 @@
                     'dist-info file %r does not belong to the %r %s '
                     'distribution' % (path, self.name, self.version))
 
-        # The file must be relative
-        if path not in DIST_FILES:
-            raise PackagingError('invalid path for a dist-info file: %r' %
-                                 path)
-
         path = os.path.join(self.path, path)
         return open(path, open_flags)