Remove the check_kind code block from virtualfile_in

Author: seisman

pygmt/clib/session.py

@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ def virtualfile_from_stringio(
     @deprecate_parameter(
         "required_data", "required", "v0.16.0", remove_version="v0.20.0"
     )
-    def virtualfile_in(  # noqa: PLR0912
+    def virtualfile_in(
         self,
         check_kind=None,
         data=None,
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ def virtualfile_in(  # noqa: PLR0912
             )
             mincols = 3
 
-        kind = data_kind(data, required=required)
+        kind = data_kind(data, required=required, check_kind=check_kind)
         _validate_data_input(
             data=data,
             x=x,
@@ -1858,16 +1858,6 @@ def virtualfile_in(  # noqa: PLR0912
             kind=kind,
         )
 
-        if check_kind:
-            valid_kinds = ("file", "arg") if required is False else ("file",)
-            if check_kind == "raster":
-                valid_kinds += ("grid", "image")
-            elif check_kind == "vector":
-                valid_kinds += ("empty", "matrix", "vectors", "geojson")
-            if kind not in valid_kinds:
-                msg = f"Unrecognized data type for {check_kind}: {type(data)}."
-                raise GMTInvalidInput(msg)
-
         # Decide which virtualfile_from_ function to use
         _virtualfile_from = {
             "arg": contextlib.nullcontext,