diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroHttpServlet.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroHttpServlet.java
index ea51b42fc..bbff11b44 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroHttpServlet.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroHttpServlet.java
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ public class VitroHttpServlet extends HttpServlet {
 			if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
 				dumpRequestHeaders(hreq);
 			}
-
-			// check to see if VitroRequestPrep filter was run
-			if (hreq.getAttribute("appBean") == null
-					|| hreq.getAttribute("webappDaoFactory") == null) {
-				log.warn("request scope was not prepared by VitroRequestPrep");
-			}
 		}
 
 		super.service(req, resp);