diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/fileinfo.cpp b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/fileinfo.cpp
index 92fcd88eaf98e..60b4c04e2b79e 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/fileinfo.cpp
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/fileinfo.cpp
@@ -1865,61 +1865,6 @@ UDFPrepareForRenameMoveLink(
     return STATUS_SUCCESS;
 } // end UDFPrepareForRenameMoveLink()
 
-/*
-    Check if a directory subtree has any open handles (FcbCleanup != 0).
-    Iterative depth-first walk via ChildLcbQueue — no recursion, kernel-safe.
-    Returns TRUE if subtree is clean (no open handles), FALSE otherwise.
-*/
-BOOLEAN
-UDFCheckDirOpenHandles(
-    IN PFCB DirectoryFcb
-    )
-{
-    PFCB CheckFcb = DirectoryFcb;
-    PLIST_ENTRY CheckLink = CheckFcb->ChildLcbQueue.Flink;
-
-    while (CheckFcb != NULL) {
-
-        // Process all children at current level
-        while (CheckLink != &CheckFcb->ChildLcbQueue) {
-            PLCB ChildLcb = CONTAINING_RECORD(CheckLink, LCB, ParentFcbLinks);
-            PFCB ChildFcb = ChildLcb->ChildFcb;
-            CheckLink = CheckLink->Flink;
-
-            if (!ChildFcb) continue;
-
-            if (ChildFcb->FcbCleanup != 0) {
-                return FALSE;
-            }
-
-            // If child is a directory with children, descend into it
-            if ((ChildFcb->FcbState & UDF_FCB_DIRECTORY) &&
-                !IsListEmpty(&ChildFcb->ChildLcbQueue)) {
-                CheckFcb = ChildFcb;
-                CheckLink = CheckFcb->ChildLcbQueue.Flink;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Back to root — done
-        if (CheckFcb == DirectoryFcb) break;
-
-        // Ascend: find our LCB in parent, advance to next sibling
-        PLIST_ENTRY ParentLink;
-        for (ParentLink = CheckFcb->ParentLcbQueue.Flink;
-             ParentLink != &CheckFcb->ParentLcbQueue;
-             ParentLink = ParentLink->Flink) {
-            PLCB ParentLcb = CONTAINING_RECORD(ParentLink, LCB, ChildFcbLinks);
-            if (ParentLcb->ParentFcb) {
-                CheckFcb = ParentLcb->ParentFcb;
-                CheckLink = ParentLcb->ParentFcbLinks.Flink;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
 /*
     Rename or move file
  */
@@ -2109,12 +2054,6 @@ UDFSetRenameInfo(
             }
         }
 
-        // check if the source file is in use
-        if (Fcb->FcbCleanup > 1) {
-
-            try_return (RC = STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED);
-        }
-
         ASSERT(Fcb->FcbCleanup);
         ASSERT(!Fcb->IrpContextLite);
 
@@ -2122,12 +2061,6 @@ UDFSetRenameInfo(
             try_return (RC = STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED);
         }
 
-        // For directories: check that no descendant has open handles.
-        if ((Fcb->FcbState & UDF_FCB_DIRECTORY) &&
-            !UDFCheckDirOpenHandles(Fcb)) {
-            try_return (RC = STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED);
-        }
-
         // Check if renaming to stream name - only allowed for streams
         if (!TargetFileObject && NewName.Length >= sizeof(WCHAR) && NewName.Buffer[0] == L':') {
 
@@ -2141,8 +2074,8 @@ UDFSetRenameInfo(
         // checks DirNdx->FileInfo != NULL for each child — blocks if any
         // child has a cached FileInfo structure, even with FcbCleanup=0
         // (no user handles). This is too strict for rename/move where file
-        // data stays intact. The subtree is already validated above via
-        // UDFCheckDirOpenHandles which checks FcbCleanup (user handles).
+        // data stays intact: UDF files are addressed by physical ICB location,
+        // so moving a directory does not invalidate open handles to files inside.
         {
 
             // Note: With LCB model, FcbReference may not always be >= RefCount
diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/protos.h b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/protos.h
index acaa3cd52b8b4..fabb0e9208635 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/udfs/protos.h
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/udfs/protos.h
@@ -445,11 +445,6 @@ UDFSetEndOfFileInfo(
     IN PFILE_END_OF_FILE_INFORMATION PtrBuffer
     );
 
-BOOLEAN
-UDFCheckDirOpenHandles(
-    IN PFCB DirectoryFcb
-    );
-
 NTSTATUS
 UDFSetRenameInfo(
     IN PIRP_CONTEXT IrpContext,