diff --git a/oml/item/scan.py b/oml/item/scan.py
index ca8856f..950c2fd 100644
--- a/oml/item/scan.py
+++ b/oml/item/scan.py
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@ def run_scan():
             if os.path.exists(f):
                 id = media.get_id(f)
                 file = File.get(id)
-                if file:
-                    f1 = file.fullpath()
-                    f2 = os.path.join(prefix, f)
-                    if f1 != f2 and os.path.exists(f1) and os.path.exists(f2):
-                        logger.debug('file exists in multiple locations %s', id)
-                        logger.debug('"%s" vs "%s"', f1, f2)
-                        os.chmod(f2, stat.S_IWRITE)
-                        os.unlink(f2)
-                        continue
                 if id in ids:
                     logger.debug('file exists in multiple locations %s', id)
                     if file:
@@ -160,9 +151,6 @@ def run_scan():
                         f2 = os.path.join(prefix, f)
                         if f1 != f2 and os.path.exists(f1) and os.path.exists(f2):
                             logger.debug('"%s" vs "%s"', f1, f2)
-                            os.chmod(f2, stat.S_IWRITE)
-                            os.unlink(f2)
-                            continue
                 else:
                     ids.add(id)
 
@@ -191,9 +179,7 @@ def run_scan():
             logger.debug('cleaning up %s deleted records', len(gone))
             for id in gone:
                 i = Item.get(id)
-                if not i.file or not os.path.exists(i.file.fullpath()):
-                    logger.debug('cleaning orphaned record %s %s', i, i.file.fullpath() if i.file else '')
-                    i.remove_file()
+                i.remove_file()
         missing = ids - library_items
         if missing:
             logger.debug('%s items in library without a record', len(missing))