diff --git a/src/common/io_file.cpp b/src/common/io_file.cpp
index 067010a26..3db78a145 100644
--- a/src/common/io_file.cpp
+++ b/src/common/io_file.cpp
@@ -377,20 +377,6 @@ bool IOFile::Seek(s64 offset, SeekOrigin origin) const {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (False(file_access_mode & (FileAccessMode::Write | FileAccessMode::Append))) {
-        u64 size = GetSize();
-        if (origin == SeekOrigin::CurrentPosition && Tell() + offset > size) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Seeking past the end of the file");
-            return false;
-        } else if (origin == SeekOrigin::SetOrigin && (u64)offset > size) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Seeking past the end of the file");
-            return false;
-        } else if (origin == SeekOrigin::End && offset > 0) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Seeking past the end of the file");
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     errno = 0;
 
     const auto seek_result = fseeko(file, offset, ToSeekOrigin(origin)) == 0;
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp b/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp
index 0150c11f5..ef3c2fe70 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ size_t PS4_SYSV_ABI _writev(int fd, const SceKernelIovec* iov, int iovcn) {
 }
 
 s64 PS4_SYSV_ABI sceKernelLseek(int d, s64 offset, int whence) {
+    LOG_TRACE(Kernel_Fs, "called: offset {} whence {}", offset, whence);
     auto* h = Common::Singleton<Core::FileSys::HandleTable>::Instance();
     auto* file = h->GetFile(d);
     if (file == nullptr) {