diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js
index d207fd469213d93eec145a43a59914f71d14d736..facc2e7685df48b0f216a92674664a3f9c35e4b1 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
     collection = await models.Collection.find(collectionId)
 
     const fragmentId = collection.fragments[0]
-    if (!collection.fragments.includes(fragmentId))
-      return res.status(400).json({
-        error: `Collection and fragment do not match.`,
-      })
-
     fragment = await models.Fragment.find(fragmentId)
 
     const authsome = authsomeHelper.getAuthsome(models)