diff --git a/lib/parser_lib.c b/lib/parser_lib.c
index a2749f2df999a3b9864b0458127e01603ef2d774..c68cc98c87d57f923fad9b6288890f903cc9285b 100644
--- a/lib/parser_lib.c
+++ b/lib/parser_lib.c
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ int calc_metadata_digest(int fd, struct list_head *head, u16 type,
 				    obj_label, ima_xattr_len, ima_xattr,
 				    rawvfscap_len, (u8 *)&rawvfscap,
 				    uid, gid, mode);
-	if (ret == -ENOENT)
-		ret = 0;
-
 	free(caps_bin);
 	return ret;
 }