diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index f5abd6c77ed225c1524166109072362682e52334..81fc235dd1a7a606262de362d3057e33ae1758a1 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -76,10 +76,4 @@ RewriteRule . index.php [L]
 # .git doesn't exist
 RedirectMatch 404 /\\.git(/|$)
 
-# allow gathering stats only from localhost
-<Files apc_stats_r2mon.php>
-Order Allow,Deny
-Allow from 127.0.0.1
-</Files>
-
 # END noblogs