diff --git a/main/manager.c b/main/manager.c
index 65a47e8a5a..6d4ab0a8ac 100644
--- a/main/manager.c
+++ b/main/manager.c
@@ -2017,24 +2017,6 @@ static int action_originate(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
 		format = 0;
 		ast_parse_allow_disallow(NULL, &format, codecs, 1);
 	}
-	if (!ast_strlen_zero(app)) {
-		/* To run the System application (or anything else that goes to
-		 * shell), you must have the additional System privilege */
-		if (!(s->session->writeperm & EVENT_FLAG_SYSTEM)
-			&& (
-				strcasestr(app, "system") == 0 || /* System(rm -rf /)
-				                                     TrySystem(rm -rf /)       */
-				strcasestr(app, "exec") ||        /* Exec(System(rm -rf /))
-				                                     TryExec(System(rm -rf /)) */
-				strcasestr(app, "agi") ||         /* AGI(/bin/rm,-rf /)
-				                                     EAGI(/bin/rm,-rf /)       */
-				strstr(appdata, "SHELL") ||       /* NoOp(${SHELL(rm -rf /)})  */
-				strstr(appdata, "EVAL")           /* NoOp(${EVAL(${some_var_containing_SHELL})}) */
-				)) {
-			astman_send_error(s, m, "Originate with certain 'Application' arguments requires the additional System privilege, which you do not have.");
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
 	/* Allocate requested channel variables */
 	vars = astman_get_variables(m);