diff --git a/WSDLTools.py b/WSDLTools.py
index 51394a7..578b581 100755
--- a/WSDLTools.py
+++ b/WSDLTools.py
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ class WSDL:
             location = urllib.basejoin(base_location, location)
             element.setAttributeNS(None, 'location', location)
 
-        location = urllib.basejoin(self.location, location)
         obimport = self.addImport(namespace, location)
         obimport._loaded = 1
 
diff --git a/XMLSchema.py b/XMLSchema.py
index 46f18c0..ffc480c 100755
--- a/XMLSchema.py
+++ b/XMLSchema.py
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ class SchemaReader:
         """Return an XMLSchema instance loaded from the given url.
            url -- URL to dereference
         """
-        if not url.endswith('xsd'):
-            raise SchemaError, 'unknown file type %s' %url
         reader = self.__readerClass()
         if self.__base_url:
             url = urllib.basejoin(self.__base_url,url)