1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index 74ec1e50e0..55c22000fd 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         user = requester.user
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(user)
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You need to be a server admin")
 
         room_alias = RoomAlias.from_string(room_alias)