diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/dispatcher/BaseAsset.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/dispatcher/BaseAsset.java
index 64fa787f6..08cde7bb7 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/dispatcher/BaseAsset.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/dispatcher/BaseAsset.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ package com.arsdigita.cms.dispatcher;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.parameters.BigDecimalParameter;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.BinaryAsset;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.Asset;
-import com.arsdigita.cms.FileAsset;
-import com.arsdigita.cms.FileAssetAccessChecker;
 import com.arsdigita.dispatcher.DispatcherHelper;
 import com.arsdigita.dispatcher.RequestContext;
 import com.arsdigita.domain.DataObjectNotFoundException;
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ import com.arsdigita.domain.DomainObjectFactory;
 import com.arsdigita.mimetypes.MimeType;
 import com.arsdigita.persistence.OID;
 import com.arsdigita.toolbox.ui.OIDParameter;
-import com.arsdigita.web.Web;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -173,7 +170,6 @@ class BaseAsset extends ResourceHandlerImpl {
 
             if (a instanceof BinaryAsset) {
                 asset = (BinaryAsset) a;
-
             } else {
                 if (s_log.isInfoEnabled()) {
                     s_log.info("Asset " + oid + " is not a BinaryAsset");
@@ -193,20 +189,7 @@ class BaseAsset extends ResourceHandlerImpl {
             return;
         }
 
-        //check if the content asset is still published:
-//        boolean hasAccess = false;
-//        for (FileAssetAccessChecker checker : FileAsset.assetAccessCheckerList) {
-//            if(checker.hasAccess((FileAsset) asset)){
-//                hasAccess = true;
-//                break;
-//            }
-//        }
-
-        //return asset if its published or the user is logged in and hereby
-        // authorized to access content even if its unpublished.
-        if(Web.getUserContext().isLoggedIn() || asset.isLiveVersion()){
-            setHeaders(response, asset);
-            send(response, asset);
-        }
+        setHeaders(response, asset);
+        send(response, asset);
     }
 }