diff --git a/bin/ansible-vault b/bin/ansible-vault
index 0784c9cec81..1c2e48a0634 100755
--- a/bin/ansible-vault
+++ b/bin/ansible-vault
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ def execute_edit(args, options, parser):
 
 def execute_encrypt(args, options, parser):
 
-    if len(args) > 1:
-        raise errors.AnsibleError("'create' does not accept more than one filename")        
-
     if not options.password_file:        
         password, new_password = utils.ask_vault_passwords(ask_vault_pass=True, confirm_vault=True)
     else: