--- samba-3.0.33/source/smbd/nttrans.c	2008-11-18 08:37:41.000000000 -0700
+++ samba-3.0.33-ejs/source/smbd/nttrans.c	2009-08-15 12:55:54.000000000 -0700
@@ -690,8 +690,7 @@
 	    && (create_disposition != FILE_CREATE)
 	    && (share_access & FILE_SHARE_DELETE)
 	    && (access_mask & DELETE_ACCESS)) {
-		if ((dos_mode(conn, fname, &sbuf) & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY) ||
-				!can_delete_file_in_directory(conn, fname)) {
+		if (!can_delete_file_in_directory(conn, fname)) {
 			restore_case_semantics(conn, file_attributes);
 			END_PROFILE(SMBntcreateX);
 			return ERROR_NT(NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED);