diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8720c19..ee6fee8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [metadata]
-version = 0.4.1
+version = 0.4.2
 name = yamlfixer-opt-nc
 description = automates the fixing of problems reported by yamllint
 long_description = file: README.md
diff --git a/yamlfixer/__init__.py b/yamlfixer/__init__.py
index 9e3ec5c..a0f37ce 100755
--- a/yamlfixer/__init__.py
+++ b/yamlfixer/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import time
 
-__version__ = "0.4.1"
+__version__ = "0.4.2"
 __author__ = "OPT-NC"
 __license__ = "GPLv3+"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2021-%s %s" % (time.strftime("%Y",
diff --git a/yamlfixer/__main__.py b/yamlfixer/__main__.py
index 5e701eb..a11aa96 100755
--- a/yamlfixer/__main__.py
+++ b/yamlfixer/__main__.py
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ def run():
     if cmdline.prog == "__main__.py":
         cmdline.prog = "yamlfixer"
     arguments = cmdline.parse_args()
-    if arguments.backupsuffix and not arguments.backup:
-        sys.stderr.write("ERROR: Option -B|--backupsuffix requires -b|--backup\n")
-        return EXIT_CMDLINEERROR
     if arguments.listfixes:
         return YAMLFixer(arguments).listfixes()
     return YAMLFixer(arguments).fix()