diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index b706d5a0957..23a6273a24b 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -363,10 +363,6 @@ func validateStaticRootPath() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(StaticRootPath, "css")); err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if _, err := os.Stat(StaticRootPath + "_gen/css"); err == nil {
 		StaticRootPath = StaticRootPath + "_gen"
 		return nil