diff --git a/internal/pkg/extensions/validate.go b/internal/pkg/extensions/validate.go
index 768f99648..9134573cf 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/extensions/validate.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/extensions/validate.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 
 	hashiversion "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 
@@ -70,18 +69,6 @@ func (ext *Extension) validateContents() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("world-writeable files are not allowed: %q", itemPath)
 		}
 
-		var st fs.FileInfo
-
-		st, err = d.Info()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// no hardlinks
-		if !d.IsDir() && st.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t).Nlink > 1 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("hardlinks are not allowed: %q", itemPath)
-		}
-
 		// no special files
 		if !d.IsDir() && !d.Type().IsRegular() && d.Type().Type() != os.ModeSymlink {
 			return fmt.Errorf("special files are not allowed: %q", itemPath)