diff --git a/certbot-postfix/certbot_postfix/installer.py b/certbot-postfix/certbot_postfix/installer.py
index 00491e735..5196e1e64 100644
--- a/certbot-postfix/certbot_postfix/installer.py
+++ b/certbot-postfix/certbot_postfix/installer.py
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ class Installer(plugins_common.Plugin):
                 self.new_cf += line
         self.new_cf += sep + new_cf_lines
 
-        if not os.access(self.fn, os.W_OK):
-            raise Exception("Can't write to %s, please re-run as root."
-                % self.fn)
         with fopen(self.fn, "w") as f:
             f.write(self.new_cf)