diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/CommonsApplication.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/CommonsApplication.java
index 95fbf38c1..bb6e808e3 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/CommonsApplication.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/CommonsApplication.java
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ public class CommonsApplication extends Application {
             Account[] allAccounts = accountManager.getAccountsByType(WikiAccountAuthenticator.COMMONS_ACCOUNT_TYPE);
             if(allAccounts.length != 0) {
                 currentAccount = allAccounts[0];
-            } else {
-                throw new RuntimeException("No accounts found!");
             }
         }
         return currentAccount;