diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/FileDescriptor.cs b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/FileDescriptor.cs
index ab7cd922..94efea9e 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/FileDescriptor.cs
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/FileDescriptor.cs
@@ -251,17 +251,6 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
                     "Dependencies passed to FileDescriptor.BuildFrom() don't match " +
                     "those listed in the FileDescriptorProto.");
             }
-            for (int i = 0; i < proto.Dependency.Count; i++)
-            {
-                if (dependencies[i].Name != proto.Dependency[i])
-                {
-                    throw new DescriptorValidationException(
-                        result,
-                        "Dependencies passed to FileDescriptor.BuildFrom() don't match " +
-                        "those listed in the FileDescriptorProto. Expected: " +
-                        proto.Dependency[i] + " but was: " + dependencies[i].Name);
-                }
-            }
 
             result.CrossLink();
             return result;
@@ -341,4 +330,4 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
         /// </value>
         public static FileDescriptor DescriptorProtoFileDescriptor { get { return DescriptorReflection.Descriptor; } }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}