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-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py3
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py b/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py
index 669ab44a45..829e86675a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ class RoomRestV2Servlet(RestServlet):
                 HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "%s is not a legal room ID" % (room_id,)
             )
 
-        if not await self._store.get_room(room_id):
-            raise NotFoundError("Unknown room id %s" % (room_id,))
-
         delete_id = self._pagination_handler.start_shutdown_and_purge_room(
             room_id=room_id,
             new_room_user_id=content.get("new_room_user_id"),