diff --git a/kernels/ZendEngine3/require.c b/kernels/ZendEngine3/require.c
index c9be4c94c6..078cbdde43 100644
--- a/kernels/ZendEngine3/require.c
+++ b/kernels/ZendEngine3/require.c
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
-
 /*
-  +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | Zephir Language                                                        |
-  +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | Copyright (c) 2011-2017 Zephir Team (http://www.zephir-lang.com)       |
-  +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | This source file is subject to the New BSD License that is bundled     |
-  | with this package in the file docs/LICENSE.txt.                        |
-  |                                                                        |
-  | If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to         |
-  | obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email             |
-  | to license@zephir-lang.com so we can send you a copy immediately.      |
-  +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-  | Authors: Andres Gutierrez <andres@zephir-lang.com>                     |
-  |          Eduar Carvajal <eduar@zephir-lang.com>                        |
-  |          Vladimir Kolesnikov <vladimir@extrememember.com>              |
-  +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-*/
+ * This file is part of the Zephir.
+ *
+ * (c) Zephir Team <team@zephir-lang.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code. If you did not receive
+ * a copy of the license it is available through the world-wide-web at the
+ * following url: https://docs.zephir-lang.com/en/latest/license
+ */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
@@ -42,17 +33,8 @@ int zephir_require_ret(zval *return_value_ptr, const char *require_path)
 	zend_file_handle file_handle;
 	zend_op_array *new_op_array;
 	zval dummy, local_retval;
-	char realpath[MAXPATHLEN];
 	int ret;
 
-	if (UNEXPECTED(!VCWD_REALPATH(require_path, realpath))) {
-#ifndef ZEPHIR_RELEASE
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: Failed opening file %s", __func__, require_path);
-		zephir_print_backtrace();
-#endif
-		return FAILURE;
-	}
-
 	ZVAL_UNDEF(&local_retval);
 
 #ifndef ZEPHIR_RELEASE
diff --git a/unit-tests/Extension/RequiresTest.php b/unit-tests/Extension/RequiresTest.php
index 6cee1f8a27..8451d456c9 100644
--- a/unit-tests/Extension/RequiresTest.php
+++ b/unit-tests/Extension/RequiresTest.php
@@ -39,4 +39,18 @@ public function testRequireExternal3()
             $r->requireExternal3(__DIR__ . '/../fixtures/require-me-3.php')
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @issue https://github.com/phalcon/zephir/issues/1713
+     */
+    public function shouldRequirePhar()
+    {
+        $r = new Requires();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "I'm in",
+            $r->requireExternal1('phar://' . __DIR__ . '/../fixtures/requires/myapp.phar/index.php')
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/unit-tests/fixtures/requires/myapp.phar b/unit-tests/fixtures/requires/myapp.phar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79ac46c620
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