diff --git a/app/controllers/activity_streams/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/activity_streams/photos_controller.rb
index 79dcd1774..1369040a7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/activity_streams/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/activity_streams/photos_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 class ActivityStreams::PhotosController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user!
-  before_filter :redirect_unless_admin, :only => :create
   skip_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token, :only => :create
 
   respond_to :json