diff --git a/src/views/appstore.js b/src/views/appstore.js
index 1d7752160..7f820fe84 100644
--- a/src/views/appstore.js
+++ b/src/views/appstore.js
@@ -480,12 +480,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppStoreController', ['$scope', '$loca
     function fetchAppstoreConfig(callback) {
         callback = callback || function (error) { if (error) console.error(error); };
 
-        // caas always has a valid appstore account
-        if ($scope.config.provider === 'caas') {
-            $scope.validAppstoreAccount = true;
-            return callback();
-        }
-
         // non admins cannot read appstore settings in spaces mode
         if (!$scope.user.admin && $scope.config.features.spaces) {
             $scope.validAppstoreAccount = true;