diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index ba4ff629..8fcefc06 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -482,11 +482,6 @@ bool simple_wallet::set_default_mixin(const std::vector<std::string> &args/* = s
 bool simple_wallet::set_default_priority(const std::vector<std::string> &args/* = std::vector<std::string>()*/)
 {
   int priority = 0;
-  if (m_wallet->watch_only())
-  {
-    fail_msg_writer() << tr("wallet is watch-only and cannot transfer");
-    return true;
-  }
   try
   {
     if (strchr(args[1].c_str(), '-'))