diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts
index 218ab44f448b9..fb681cdc1b515 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { IExtHostRpcService } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostRpcService';
 import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
 import { Workspace } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
-import { checkProposedApiEnabled } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions';
 
 function lookUp(tree: any, key: string) {
 	if (key) {
@@ -157,9 +156,6 @@ export class ExtHostConfigProvider {
 
 	getConfiguration(section?: string, scope?: vscode.ConfigurationScope | null, extensionDescription?: IExtensionDescription): vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration {
 		const overrides = scopeToOverrides(scope) || {};
-		if (overrides.overrideIdentifier && extensionDescription) {
-			checkProposedApiEnabled(extensionDescription);
-		}
 		const config = this._toReadonlyValue(section
 			? lookUp(this._configuration.getValue(undefined, overrides, this._extHostWorkspace.workspace), section)
 			: this._configuration.getValue(undefined, overrides, this._extHostWorkspace.workspace));