diff --git a/block/blk-zoned.c b/block/blk-zoned.c
index ab7d7ebcf6dd..86965e86da61 100644
--- a/block/blk-zoned.c
+++ b/block/blk-zoned.c
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ int blkdev_zone_mgmt_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	if (!blk_queue_is_zoned(q))
 		return -ENOTTY;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (!(mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EBADF;