diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings-x.js b/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings-x.js
index 1cc1aca13f..75e4a9ac28 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings-x.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings-x.js
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ export default class SettingsXRoute extends AuthenticatedRoute {
     beforeModel() {
         super.beforeModel(...arguments);
 
-        const user = this.session.user;
-
-        if (!user.isAdmin) {
-            return this.transitionTo('settings.staff.user', user);
-        }
-
         if (!this.config.adminX?.url) {
             return this.router.transitionTo('settings');
         }