diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/be-fsstubs.c b/src/backend/libpq/be-fsstubs.c
index 28ad1c9277..f728d0346c 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/be-fsstubs.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/be-fsstubs.c
@@ -860,17 +860,6 @@ be_lo_put(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	lo_cleanup_needed = true;
 	loDesc = inv_open(loOid, INV_WRITE, CurrentMemoryContext);
 
-	/* Permission check */
-	if (!lo_compat_privileges &&
-		pg_largeobject_aclcheck_snapshot(loDesc->id,
-										 GetUserId(),
-										 ACL_UPDATE,
-										 loDesc->snapshot) != ACLCHECK_OK)
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 errmsg("permission denied for large object %u",
-						loDesc->id)));
-
 	inv_seek(loDesc, offset, SEEK_SET);
 	written = inv_write(loDesc, VARDATA_ANY(str), VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(str));
 	Assert(written == VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(str));