diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index 194dfcd4122..5f18bac82ed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ class RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
   before_filter :signup_enabled?
 
   def destroy
-    if current_user.owned_projects.count > 0
-      redirect_to account_profile_path, alert: "Remove projects and groups before removing account." and return
-    end
     current_user.destroy
 
     respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/spec/features/profile_spec.rb b/spec/features/profile_spec.rb
index 7fa474d0ea1..80c9f5d7f14 100644
--- a/spec/features/profile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/profile_spec.rb
@@ -17,26 +17,12 @@ describe "Profile account page" do
 
     it { page.should have_content("Remove account") }
 
-    it "should delete the account", js: true do
+    it "should delete the account" do
       expect { click_link "Delete account" }.to change {User.count}.by(-1)
       current_path.should == new_user_session_path
     end
   end
 
-  describe "when signup is enabled and user has a project" do
-    before do
-      Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(:signup_enabled).and_return(true)
-      @project = create(:project, namespace: @user.namespace)
-      @project.team << [@user, :master]
-      visit account_profile_path
-    end
-    it { page.should have_content("Remove account") }
-
-    it "should not allow user to delete the account" do
-      expect { click_link "Delete account" }.not_to change {User.count}.by(-1)
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "when signup is disabled" do
     before do
       Gitlab.config.gitlab.stub(:signup_enabled).and_return(false)