diff --git a/Lib/ntpath.py b/Lib/ntpath.py
index 06b2293293e..fa2fc29970d 100644
--- a/Lib/ntpath.py
+++ b/Lib/ntpath.py
@@ -254,12 +254,10 @@ def walk(top, func, arg):
     except os.error:
         return
     func(arg, top, names)
-    exceptions = ('.', '..')
     for name in names:
-        if name not in exceptions:
-            name = join(top, name)
-            if isdir(name):
-                walk(name, func, arg)
+        name = join(top, name)
+        if isdir(name):
+            walk(name, func, arg)
 
 
 # Expand paths beginning with '~' or '~user'.