diff --git a/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb b/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
index 4f273d9d01..8d6b5ee474 100644
--- a/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
+++ b/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class ProductsReflex < ApplicationReflex
 
   def delete_variant
     id = current_id_from_element(element)
-    authorize! :delete, Spree::Variant
     variant = variant_scope.find(id)
     authorize! :delete, variant