diff --git a/registration.module b/registration.module
index 78c4d90349a79b69006d0d1ded72be31f599f779..b7647919fdcfbfcfb390bf11a34b0654fb372f6d 100644
--- a/registration.module
+++ b/registration.module
@@ -1099,11 +1099,6 @@ function registration_status($entity_type, $entity_id, $reset = FALSE, $spaces =
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  // bypass further access checks if user can administer registration
-  if (user_access('administer registration') || user_access("administer $registration_type registration")) {
-    return TRUE;
-  }
-
   $settings = registration_entity_settings($entity_type, $entity_id, $reset);
   $status = $settings['status'];
   $open = isset($settings['open']) ? strtotime($settings['open']) : NULL;