diff --git a/pym/portage/manifest.py b/pym/portage/manifest.py
index 5b40826..510e203 100644
--- a/pym/portage/manifest.py
+++ b/pym/portage/manifest.py
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 	InvalidDataType, MissingParameter, PermissionDenied, \
 	PortageException, PortagePackageException
 from portage.const import (MANIFEST1_HASH_FUNCTIONS, MANIFEST2_HASH_DEFAULTS,
-	MANIFEST2_HASH_FUNCTIONS, MANIFEST2_IDENTIFIERS, MANIFEST2_REQUIRED_HASH,
-	VCS_DIRS)
+	MANIFEST2_HASH_FUNCTIONS, MANIFEST2_IDENTIFIERS, MANIFEST2_REQUIRED_HASH)
 from portage.localization import _
 
 _manifest_re = re.compile(
@@ -53,8 +52,7 @@
 	return not filename[:7] == 'digest-'
 
 def manifest2MiscfileFilter(filename):
-	filename = filename.strip(os.sep)
-	return not (filename in VCS_DIRS + ("files", "Manifest") or filename.endswith(".ebuild"))
+	return not (filename == "Manifest" or filename.endswith(".ebuild"))
 
 def guessManifestFileType(filename):
 	""" Perform a best effort guess of which type the given filename is, avoid using this if possible """