diff --git a/app/models/epp/domain.rb b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
index 618c23521..ba6195710 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
@@ -802,11 +802,6 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
           next
         end
 
-        if ReservedDomain.pw_for(domain_name_as_string).present?
-          result << { name: domain_name_as_string, avail: 0, reason: I18n.t('errors.messages.epp_domain_reserved') }
-          next
-        end
-
         domain_name = DNS::DomainName.new(domain_name_as_string)
 
         if domain_name.unavailable?
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ab35222e7..cdc78101f 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ en:
   errors:
     messages:
       blank: 'is missing'
-      epp_domain_reserved: 'Domain name is reserved'
       epp_domain_blocked: Blocked
       epp_obj_does_not_exist: 'Object does not exist'
       epp_authorization_error: 'Authorization error'
diff --git a/test/integration/epp/domain/check/base_test.rb b/test/integration/epp/domain/check/base_test.rb
index 2c1b0ca66..8185ef5fd 100644
--- a/test/integration/epp/domain/check/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/epp/domain/check/base_test.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class EppDomainCheckBaseTest < ApplicationIntegrationTest
     assert_equal 'some.test', response_xml.at_xpath('//domain:name', 'domain' => 'https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd').text
   end
 
-  def test_domain_is_available_when_not_registered_blocked_nor_reserved
+  def test_domain_is_available_when_not_registered_or_blocked
     request_xml = <<-XML
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
       <epp xmlns="https://epp.tld.ee/schema/epp-ee-1.0.xsd">
@@ -44,6 +44,29 @@ class EppDomainCheckBaseTest < ApplicationIntegrationTest
     assert_nil response_xml.at_xpath('//domain:reason', 'domain' => 'https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd')
   end
 
+  def test_domain_is_available_when_reserved
+    assert_equal 'reserved.test', reserved_domains(:one).name
+
+    request_xml = <<-XML
+      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+      <epp xmlns="https://epp.tld.ee/schema/epp-ee-1.0.xsd">
+        <command>
+          <check>
+            <domain:check xmlns:domain="https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd">
+              <domain:name>reserved.test</domain:name>
+            </domain:check>
+          </check>
+        </command>
+      </epp>
+    XML
+
+    post '/epp/command/check', { frame: request_xml }, 'HTTP_COOKIE' => 'session=api_bestnames'
+
+    response_xml = Nokogiri::XML(response.body)
+    assert_equal '1', response_xml.at_xpath('//domain:name', 'domain' => 'https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd')['avail']
+    assert_nil response_xml.at_xpath('//domain:reason', 'domain' => 'https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd')
+  end
+
   def test_domain_is_unavailable_when_format_is_invalid
     request_xml = <<-XML
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
@@ -111,29 +134,6 @@ class EppDomainCheckBaseTest < ApplicationIntegrationTest
     assert_equal 'Blocked', response_xml.at_xpath('//domain:reason', 'domain' => 'https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd').text
   end
 
-  def test_domain_is_unavailable_when_reserved
-    assert_equal 'reserved.test', reserved_domains(:one).name
-
-    request_xml = <<-XML
-      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-      <epp xmlns="https://epp.tld.ee/schema/epp-ee-1.0.xsd">
-        <command>
-          <check>
-            <domain:check xmlns:domain="https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd">
-              <domain:name>reserved.test</domain:name>
-            </domain:check>
-          </check>
-        </command>
-      </epp>
-    XML
-
-    post '/epp/command/check', { frame: request_xml }, 'HTTP_COOKIE' => 'session=api_bestnames'
-
-    response_xml = Nokogiri::XML(response.body)
-    assert_equal '0', response_xml.at_xpath('//domain:name', 'domain' => 'https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd')['avail']
-    assert_equal 'Domain name is reserved', response_xml.at_xpath('//domain:reason', 'domain' => 'https://epp.tld.ee/schema/domain-eis-1.0.xsd').text
-  end
-
   def test_multiple_domains
     request_xml = <<-XML
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>