--- path_redirect.admin.inc
+++ (clipboard)
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@
     // A redirect's 'from' cannot match any values from url_alias, it will cause an infinite loop.
     form_set_error('path', t('You cannot add an existing alias as a redirect as it will not work. You must <a href="@alias-delete">delete the alias</a> first.', array('@alias-delete' => url('admin/build/path/delete/' . $pid, array('query' => drupal_get_destination())))));
   }
-  elseif (menu_get_item($form_state['values']['path'])) {
-    form_set_error('path', t('You cannot create a redirect from a currently valid path.'));
-  }
+  // elseif (menu_get_item($form_state['values']['path'])) {
+  //   form_set_error('path', t('You cannot create a redirect from a currently valid path.'));
+  // }
 
   if (!valid_url($form_state['values']['redirect']) && !valid_url($form_state['values']['redirect'], TRUE) && $form_state['values']['redirect'] != '<front>') {
     form_set_error('redirect', t('The redirect <strong>to</strong> path does not appear valid.'));