diff --git a/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/impl/YangLiveCompilerManager.java b/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/impl/YangLiveCompilerManager.java
index 068bc98..66d296a 100644
--- a/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/impl/YangLiveCompilerManager.java
+++ b/apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/impl/YangLiveCompilerManager.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.onlab.util.ZipValidator;
 import org.onosproject.yang.YangLiveCompilerService;
 import org.onosproject.yang.compiler.tool.DefaultYangCompilationParam;
 import org.onosproject.yang.compiler.tool.YangCompilerManager;
@@ -120,16 +119,12 @@
         ZipInputStream zis = new ZipInputStream(stream);
         ZipEntry entry;
         while ((entry = zis.getNextEntry()) != null) {
-            if (ZipValidator.validateZipEntry(entry, dir)) {
-                if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
-                    byte[] data = toByteArray(zis);
-                    zis.closeEntry();
-                    File file = new File(dir, entry.getName());
-                    createParentDirs(file);
-                    write(data, file);
-                }
-            } else {
-                throw new IOException("Zip archive is attempting to create a file outside of its root");
+            if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
+                byte[] data = toByteArray(zis);
+                zis.closeEntry();
+                File file = new File(dir, entry.getName());
+                createParentDirs(file);
+                write(data, file);
             }
         }
         zis.close();
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java
index e63a78c..339e68e 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import org.apache.commons.configuration.XMLConfiguration;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.onlab.util.Tools;
-import org.onlab.util.ZipValidator;
 import org.onosproject.app.ApplicationDescription;
 import org.onosproject.app.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.onosproject.app.ApplicationException;
@@ -363,16 +362,12 @@
             if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
                 byte[] data = ByteStreams.toByteArray(zis);
                 zis.closeEntry();
-                if (ZipValidator.validateZipEntry(entry, appDir)) {
-                    File file = new File(appDir, entry.getName());
-                    if (isTopLevel(file)) {
-                        createParentDirs(file);
-                        write(data, file);
-                    } else {
-                        isSelfContained = true;
-                    }
+                File file = new File(appDir, entry.getName());
+                if (isTopLevel(file)) {
+                    createParentDirs(file);
+                    write(data, file);
                 } else {
-                    throw new ApplicationException("Application Zip archive is attempting to leave application root");
+                    isSelfContained = true;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/ZipValidator.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/ZipValidator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 22c6cba..0000000
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/ZipValidator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.onlab.util;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
-
-/**
- * Utilities for validation of Zip files.
- */
-public final class ZipValidator {
-
-    /**
-     * Do not allow construction.
-     */
-    private ZipValidator() {
-
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validates a zip entry. Checks that the file being created does not
-     * lie outside the target directory.
-     *
-     * See https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability for more information.
-     *
-     * @param entry ZipEntry to check
-     * @param destinationDir target directory
-     * @return true if the Entry resolves to a file inside the target directory; false otherwise
-     */
-    public static boolean validateZipEntry(ZipEntry entry, File destinationDir) {
-        try {
-            String canonicalDestinationDirPath = destinationDir.getCanonicalPath();
-            File destinationFile = new File(destinationDir, entry.getName());
-            String canonicalDestinationFile = destinationFile.getCanonicalPath();
-            return canonicalDestinationFile.startsWith(canonicalDestinationDirPath + File.separator);
-        } catch (IOException ioe) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-}