diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java
index bbe4fc7..add5e88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ public class WorkspaceManager {
 		try{
 			ses = repository.getRepository().login(CredentialHandler.getAdminCredentials(context));
 			Node trashNode = ses.getNode(trashPath.toPath());
-			authChecker.checkWriteAuthorizationControl(ses, trashNode.getIdentifier(), false);
 			List<Item> itemsToDelete = Utils.getItemList(trashNode, Excludes.ALL, null, true, null);
 			trashHandler.removeNodes(ses, itemsToDelete);
 			toReturn = trashNode.getIdentifier();