diff --git a/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlow.java b/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlow.java
index f1877da8c..fbb197245 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlow.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlow.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import static google.registry.flows.domain.DomainFlowUtils.verifyNotInPredelegat
 import static google.registry.model.EppResourceUtils.checkResourcesExist;
 import static google.registry.model.index.DomainApplicationIndex.loadActiveApplicationsByDomainName;
 import static google.registry.model.registry.label.ReservationType.getTypeOfHighestSeverity;
-import static google.registry.pricing.PricingEngineProxy.isDomainPremium;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
@@ -199,12 +198,6 @@ public final class DomainCheckFlow implements Flow {
       return Optional.of("Pending allocation");
     }
     ImmutableSet<ReservationType> reservationTypes = getReservationTypes(domainName);
-    if (reservationTypes.isEmpty()
-        && isDomainPremium(domainName.toString(), now)
-        && registry.getPremiumPriceAckRequired()
-        && !eppInput.getSingleExtension(FeeCheckCommandExtension.class).isPresent()) {
-      return Optional.of("Premium names require EPP ext.");
-    }
     if (!reservationTypes.isEmpty()) {
       return Optional.of(getTypeOfHighestSeverity(reservationTypes).getMessageForCheck());
     }
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java
index 1e7b48188..01bcb53a4 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java
@@ -460,28 +460,11 @@ public class DomainCheckFlowTest
         create(true, "example3.tld", null));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Test that premium names are shown as unavailable if the premium pricing extension is not
-   * declared at login.
-   */
+  /** Test that premium names are shown as available even if the fee extension is not used. */
   @Test
-  public void testAvailExtension_premiumDomainsAreUnavailableWithoutExtension() throws Exception {
-    sessionMetadata.setServiceExtensionUris(ImmutableSet.of());
+  public void testAvailExtension_premiumDomainsAreAvailableWithoutExtension() throws Exception {
     createTld("example");
     setEppInput("domain_check_premium.xml");
-    doCheckTest(create(false, "rich.example", "Premium names require EPP ext."));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Test that premium names are always shown as available if the TLD does not require the premium
-   * pricing extension to register premium names.
-   */
-  @Test
-  public void testAvailExtension_premiumDomainsAvailableIfNotRequiredByTld() throws Exception {
-    sessionMetadata.setServiceExtensionUris(ImmutableSet.of());
-    createTld("example");
-    persistResource(Registry.get("example").asBuilder().setPremiumPriceAckRequired(false).build());
-    setEppInput("domain_check_premium.xml");
     doCheckTest(create(true, "rich.example", null));
   }