diff --git a/pisi/cli/addrepo.py b/pisi/cli/addrepo.py
index 007c219a..c9425bae 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/addrepo.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/addrepo.py
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ NB: We support only local files (e.g., /a/b/c) and http:// URIs at the moment
         group.add_option("--at", action="store",
                                type="int", default=None,
                                help=_("Add repository at given position (0 is first)"))
-        group.add_option("--ignore-check", action="store_true", 
-                               default=False, 
-                               help=_("Skip distribution release and architecture check"))
         self.parser.add_option_group(group)
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/pisi/index.py b/pisi/index.py
index 6bd2e394..0afb8c1a 100644
--- a/pisi/index.py
+++ b/pisi/index.py
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ class Index(xmlfile.XmlFile):
 
         doc = self.read_uri(uri, tmpdir, force)
 
-        # check packages' DistributionReleases and Architecture
-        if not ctx.get_option('ignore_check'):
-            self.check_distribution_and_architecture(doc)
-
         if not repo:
             repo = self.distribution.name()
             # and what do we do with it? move it to index dir properly
@@ -91,16 +87,6 @@ class Index(xmlfile.XmlFile):
         tmpdir = os.path.join(ctx.config.index_dir(), repo)
         pisi.file.File.check_signature(filename, tmpdir)
 
-    def check_distribution_and_architecture(self, doc):
-        if doc.getTag("Distribution").getTagData("Version") != ctx.config.values.get("general", "distribution_release"):
-            ctx.ui.error(_("The repository couldn't be added because of distribution release mismatch"))
-            raise DistributionMismatchException
-        # First check if Architecture tag exists in index.xml; if not, directly skip it ;)
-        if doc.getTag("Distribution").getTagData("Architecture"):
-            if doc.getTag("Distribution").getTagData("Architecture") != ctx.config.values.get("general", "architecture"):
-                ctx.ui.error(_("The repository couldn't be added because of distribution architecture mismatch"))
-                raise ArchitectureMismatchException
-
     def index(self, repo_uri, skip_sources=False):
         self.repo_dir = repo_uri