diff --git a/fs/operations/check.go b/fs/operations/check.go
index fcf15bad0c91e..03affa22619f5 100644
--- a/fs/operations/check.go
+++ b/fs/operations/check.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -551,12 +550,10 @@ func ParseSumFile(ctx context.Context, sumFile fs.Object) (HashSums, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(string(lineBytes))
+		line := string(lineBytes)
 		if line == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		//line = strings.TrimPrefix(line, "\\")
 
 		if fields := re.FindStringSubmatch(line); fields != nil {
 			hashes[fields[2]] = fields[1]