wp-docs folder - can I delete it and is is a security hole?

Question

I have recently installed a new 3.2.1 version of WP and I have come across the wp-docs folder.

It contains some HTML documents about multi-site set-up and licence information etc.

I have turned off directory indexing at the hosting provider, but this file is still directly accessible via the web.

I cannot seem to find any references to it on the web - is this folder a security risk as it stands? Can I delete it safely and is there a reason why site wide non indexing failed for this folder?

Many thanks!

Answer 1

Such folder is not present in normal WP installation. It might be leftover from earlier site setup or you used some non-standard package for install.