diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index b0ddd1e96..b321d77ed 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -400,12 +400,6 @@ def morecomments(v, cid):
 def edit_post(pid, v):
 	p = get_post(pid)
 
-	if not v.admin_level >= 3:
-		if time.time() - p.created_utc > 7*24*60*60 and not p.private:
-			return {"error":"You can't edit posts older than 1 week!"}, 403
-		elif p.author_id != v.id:
-			abort(403)
-
 	title = request.values.get("title", "").strip().replace('‎','')
 
 	body = request.values.get("body", "").strip().replace('‎','')