@@ -1340,8 +1340,6 @@ def __init__(self, url, normalize_keys=False, key_separator=None,
 
         # Pass attributes to array creation
         self._dimension_separator = dimension_separator
-        if self.fs.exists(self.path) and not self.fs.isdir(self.path):
-            raise FSPathExistNotDir(url)
 
     def _default_key_separator(self):
         if self.key_separator is None:
 
@@ -1248,10 +1248,6 @@ def test_read_only(self):
 
         assert store[self.root + 'foo'] == b"bar"
 
-        filepath = os.path.join(path, self.root + "foo")
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            self.create_store(path=filepath, mode='r')
-
     def test_eq(self):
         store1 = self.create_store(path="anypath")
         store2 = self.create_store(path="anypath")