diff --git a/src/routes/profile.js b/src/routes/profile.js
index 35f10f9d5..34fa6806d 100644
--- a/src/routes/profile.js
+++ b/src/routes/profile.js
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
 function authorize(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.user, 'object');
 
-    if (users.compareRoles(req.user.role, users.ROLE_USER_MANAGER) >= 0) return next();
-
     settings.getDirectoryConfig(function (error, directoryConfig) {
         if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));