diff --git a/distutils/tests/test_util.py b/distutils/tests/test_util.py
index b24f1fb4..c05df03a 100644
--- a/distutils/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/distutils/tests/test_util.py
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ def test_convert_path(self):
 
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             convert_path('/home/to/my/stuff')
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            convert_path('home/to/my/stuff/')
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             convert_path(pathlib.Path('/home/to/my/stuff'))
 
diff --git a/distutils/util.py b/distutils/util.py
index f8e4fbb7..50ebb1c1 100644
--- a/distutils/util.py
+++ b/distutils/util.py
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ def make_native(pathname: str) -> str:
         return pathname
     if pathname[0] == '/':
         raise ValueError(f"path '{pathname}' cannot be absolute")
-    if pathname[-1] == '/':
-        raise ValueError(f"path '{pathname}' cannot end with '/'")
 
     paths = pathname.split('/')
     while '.' in paths: