diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php
index 287c00e179b..1464e3a57d3 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php
@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@ class GlobalStoragesController extends StoragesController {
 		?array $applicableGroups,
 		?int $priority,
 	): DataResponse {
-		$canCreateNewLocalStorage = $this->config->getSystemValue('files_external_allow_create_new_local', true);
-		if (!$canCreateNewLocalStorage && $backend === 'local') {
-			return new DataResponse(
-				[
-					'message' => $this->l10n->t('Forbidden to manage local mounts')
-				],
-				Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
-			);
-		}
-
 		$newStorage = $this->createStorage(
 			$mountPoint,
 			$backend,
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php
index a9d107589ca..49583494b14 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php
@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@ class UserStoragesController extends StoragesController {
 		array $backendOptions,
 		?array $mountOptions,
 	): DataResponse {
-		$canCreateNewLocalStorage = $this->config->getSystemValue('files_external_allow_create_new_local', true);
-		if (!$canCreateNewLocalStorage && $backend === 'local') {
-			return new DataResponse(
-				[
-					'message' => $this->l10n->t('Forbidden to manage local mounts')
-				],
-				Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
-			);
-		}
 		$newStorage = $this->createStorage(
 			$mountPoint,
 			$backend,