diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
index f96ebb9611..30a2fb25ed 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
@@ -693,17 +693,7 @@ func deleteIssueComment(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := comment.LoadIssue(ctx); err != nil {
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "LoadIssue", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if comment.Issue.RepoID != ctx.Repo.Repository.ID {
-		ctx.Status(http.StatusNotFound)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !ctx.IsSigned || (ctx.Doer.ID != comment.PosterID && !ctx.Repo.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(comment.Issue.IsPull)) {
+	if !ctx.IsSigned || (ctx.Doer.ID != comment.PosterID && !ctx.Repo.IsAdmin()) {
 		ctx.Status(http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	} else if comment.Type != issues_model.CommentTypeComment {