diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index aab5044d5b7..f3b6dab9063 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -268,14 +268,6 @@ class view(osv.osv):
         if custom_view_ids:
             self.pool.get('ir.ui.view.custom').unlink(cr, uid, custom_view_ids)
 
-        if vals.get('application') == 'disabled':
-            from_always = self.search(
-                cr, uid, [('id', 'in', ids), ('application', '=', 'always')], context=context)
-            if from_always:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Can't disable views %s marked as always applied" % (
-                        ', '.join(map(str, from_always))))
-
         self.read_template.clear_cache(self)
         ret = super(view, self).write(
             cr, uid, ids,
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
index 9167b65a70f..b8563a5e7e5 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1161,10 +1161,6 @@ class TestOptionalViews(ViewCase):
             )
         )
 
-    def test_mandatory_no_disabled(self):
-        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
-            self.browse(self.v1).write({'application': 'disabled'})
-
 class TestXPathExtentions(common.BaseCase):
     def test_hasclass(self):
         tree = E.node(