diff --git a/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java b/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java
index 946ea95670..364862b8f6 100644
--- a/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ public class ActiveMQConnectionFactory extends JNDIStorable implements Connectio
    }
 
    public synchronized boolean isUseTopologyForLoadBalancing() {
-      checkWrite();
       return serverLocator.getUseTopologyForLoadBalancing();
    }