diff --git a/media_colorbox.pages.inc b/media_colorbox.pages.inc
index b65c150..c6aa185 100644
--- a/media_colorbox.pages.inc
+++ b/media_colorbox.pages.inc
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@
  * Menu callback; Displays a given file inside a colorbox.
  */
 function media_colorbox_callback($file, $view_mode, $langcode) {
-  if (!user_access('administer files') && (file_uri_scheme($file->uri) === 'private')) {
-    return MENU_ACCESS_DENIED;
-  }
-  
+  // access already handled in file_entity_access
   $fview = file_view($file, $view_mode, $langcode);
   $text = drupal_render($fview);
   print $text;