diff --git a/wp-admin/user-new.php b/wp-admin/user-new.php
index 744b5c87ed..2e805cdd00 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-new.php
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ Please click the following link to activate your user account:
 if ( isset($_REQUEST['action']) && 'adduser' == $_REQUEST['action'] ) {
 	check_admin_referer('add-user');
 
-	if ( ! current_user_can('create_users') )
-		wp_die(__('You can’t create users.'));
-
 	if ( !is_multisite() ) {
 		$user_id = add_user();