diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 89a106030..fb65978e5 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -811,15 +811,6 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         });
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.checkBackupConfig = function (callback) {
-        get('/api/v1/backups/check', null, function (error, data, status) {
-            if (error) return callback(error);
-            if (status !== 200) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
-
-            callback(null, data);
-        });
-    };
-
     Client.prototype.getSupportConfig = function (callback) {
         get('/api/v1/settings/support_config', null, function (error, data, status) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
diff --git a/src/views/backups.html b/src/views/backups.html
index 556715f78..d250162e3 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.html
+++ b/src/views/backups.html
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@
       </span>
     </p>
 
-    <p ng-hide="backupCheck.ok" class="text-danger" ng-bind-html="backupCheck.message | tr | markdown2html"></p>
+    <p ng-show="backupConfig.provider === 'noop'" class="text-danger" ng-bind-html="'backups.check.noop' | tr | markdown2html"></p>
+    <p ng-show="backupConfig.provider === 'filesystem'" class="text-danger" ng-bind-html="'backups.check.sameDisk' | tr | markdown2html"></p>
 
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-xs-6">
diff --git a/src/views/backups.js b/src/views/backups.js
index 859be6c98..75009beb7 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/src/views/backups.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
 
     $scope.manualBackupApps = [];
 
-    $scope.backupCheck = { ok: true, message: '' };
     $scope.backupConfig = {};
     $scope.backups = [];
 
@@ -698,7 +697,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
                 $('#configureBackupModal').modal('hide');
 
                 getBackupConfig();
-                checkBackupConfig();
             });
         }
     };
@@ -740,15 +738,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
         });
     }
 
-    function checkBackupConfig() {
-        Client.checkBackupConfig(function (error, check) {
-            if (error) return console.error(error);
-
-            // { ok: bool, message: checkMessageTranslationKey }
-            $scope.backupCheck = check;
-        });
-    }
-
     Client.onReady(function () {
         Client.memory(function (error, memory) {
             if (error) console.error(error);
@@ -757,7 +746,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
 
             fetchBackups();
             getBackupConfig();
-            checkBackupConfig();
 
             $scope.manualBackupApps = Client.getInstalledApps().filter(function (app) { return !app.enableBackup; });