diff --git a/sbin/dm_deploy_daq_web_service.sh b/sbin/dm_deploy_daq_web_service.sh
index 1148143bb8c990ba5459d51959bb00c7ef82b41c..fc88c145c942a7c3cbb6b974c12c616ebef3cdc9 100755
--- a/sbin/dm_deploy_daq_web_service.sh
+++ b/sbin/dm_deploy_daq_web_service.sh
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ chmod 700 $DM_SSL_DIR
 echo "Stopping web service for $DM_DB_NAME"
 $DM_WEB_SERVICE_INIT_CMD stop $DM_DB_NAME
 
-if [ ! -f $DM_ETC_DIR/$DM_DB_NAME.db.passwd ]; then
-    echo "DB passsword file not found"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 echo "Checking CA certificate"
 if [ ! -f $DM_CA_CERT_FILE ]; then
     echo "Copying DM CA cert"