3 files changed, 2 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/channel.c b/src/nvim/channel.c
index 169f2dacde..5910053025 100644
--- a/src/nvim/channel.c
+++ b/src/nvim/channel.c
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@ Channel *channel_job_start(char **argv, CallbackReader on_stdout, CallbackReader
                            ChannelStdinMode stdin_mode, const char *cwd, uint16_t pty_width,
                            uint16_t pty_height, dict_T *env, varnumber_T *status_out)
 {
-  assert(cwd == NULL || os_isdir_executable(cwd));
-
   Channel *chan = channel_alloc(kChannelStreamProc);
   chan->on_data = on_stdout;
   chan->on_stderr = on_stderr;
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
index 7f564f582e..8eaa9c1f72 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
@@ -4567,7 +4567,7 @@ static void f_jobstart(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
     if (new_cwd && *new_cwd != NUL) {
       cwd = new_cwd;
       // The new cwd must be a directory.
-      if (!os_isdir_executable((const char *)cwd)) {
+      if (!os_isdir((const char_u *)cwd)) {
         semsg(_(e_invarg2), "expected valid directory");
         shell_free_argv(argv);
         return;
@@ -9361,7 +9361,7 @@ static void f_termopen(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
     if (new_cwd && *new_cwd != NUL) {
       cwd = new_cwd;
       // The new cwd must be a directory.
-      if (!os_isdir_executable(cwd)) {
+      if (!os_isdir((const char_u *)cwd)) {
         semsg(_(e_invarg2), "expected valid directory");
         shell_free_argv(argv);
         return;
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/fs.c b/src/nvim/os/fs.c
index ca6879aea1..0d62a5f5f9 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/fs.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/fs.c
@@ -144,25 +144,6 @@ bool os_isdir(const char_u *name)
   return true;
 }
 
-/// Check if the given path is a directory and is executable.
-/// Gives the same results as `os_isdir()` on Windows.
-///
-/// @return `true` if `name` is a directory and executable.
-bool os_isdir_executable(const char *name)
-  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
-{
-  int32_t mode = os_getperm(name);
-  if (mode < 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-#ifdef WIN32
-  return (S_ISDIR(mode));
-#else
-  return (S_ISDIR(mode) && (S_IXUSR & mode));
-#endif
-}
-
 /// Check what `name` is:
 /// @return NODE_NORMAL: file or directory (or doesn't exist)
 ///         NODE_WRITABLE: writable device, socket, fifo, etc.