diff --git a/ucb/source/ucp/file/filerror.hxx b/ucb/source/ucp/file/filerror.hxx
index ed6e34ce86b4..38b32fec1959 100644
--- a/ucb/source/ucp/file/filerror.hxx
+++ b/ucb/source/ucp/file/filerror.hxx
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ enum class TaskHandlerErr {
     VALIDFILESTATUSWHILE_FOR_REMOVE   ,
     DIRECTORYEXHAUSTED_FOR_REMOVE     ,
 
-    TRANSFER_ACCESSINGROOT            ,
     TRANSFER_INVALIDSCHEME            ,
     TRANSFER_INVALIDURL               ,
     TRANSFER_DESTFILETYPE             ,
diff --git a/ucb/source/ucp/file/filglob.cxx b/ucb/source/ucp/file/filglob.cxx
index 6e42d975646c..c25f21789313 100644
--- a/ucb/source/ucp/file/filglob.cxx
+++ b/ucb/source/ucp/file/filglob.cxx
@@ -758,16 +758,6 @@ namespace fileaccess {
                 aMsg,
                 xComProc );
         }
-        else if( errorCode == TaskHandlerErr::TRANSFER_ACCESSINGROOT )
-        {
-            ioErrorCode = IOErrorCode_WRITE_PROTECTED;
-            cancelCommandExecution(
-                ioErrorCode,
-                generateErrorArguments(aUncPath),
-                xEnv,
-                u"accessing the root during transfer"_ustr,
-                xComProc );
-        }
         else if( errorCode == TaskHandlerErr::TRANSFER_INVALIDSCHEME )
         {
             aAny <<= InteractiveBadTransferURLException(