diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
index c951499847..c0043c0efa 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions
         public const string PlaylistsAllowDuplicatesKey = "playlists:allowDuplicates";
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the application should not host static web content from the <see cref="IConfiguration"/>.
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the application should host static web content from the <see cref="IConfiguration"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="configuration">The configuration to retrieve the value from.</param>
         /// <returns>The parsed config value.</returns>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/DashboardService.cs b/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/DashboardService.cs
index 938ab513b5..133a35527d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/DashboardService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/DashboardService.cs
@@ -135,20 +135,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api
             _serverConfigurationManager = serverConfigurationManager;
             _fileSystem = fileSystem;
             _resultFactory = resultFactory;
-
-            // If hosting the web client, validate the client content path
-            if (appConfig.HostWebClient())
-            {
-                string webContentPath = DashboardUIPath;
-                if (!Directory.Exists(webContentPath) || Directory.GetFiles(webContentPath).Length == 0)
-                {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                        "The server is expected to host the web client, but the provided content directory is either " +
-                        $"invalid or empty: {webContentPath}. If you do not want to host the web client with the " +
-                        "server, you may set the '--nowebclient' command line flag, or set" +
-                        $"'{Controller.Extensions.ConfigurationExtensions.HostWebClientKey}=false' in your config settings.");
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>