diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 9800e1671..e65772872 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -1624,10 +1624,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutBucketReplicationConfigHandler(w http.ResponseWr
 		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
 		return
 	}
-	if globalSiteReplicationSys.isEnabled() {
-		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrReplicationDenyEditError), r.URL)
-		return
-	}
+
 	if versioned := globalBucketVersioningSys.Enabled(bucket); !versioned {
 		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrReplicationNeedsVersioningError), r.URL)
 		return