diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/backup/prepare-env/tasks/main.yml b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/backup/prepare-env/tasks/main.yml
index bab7ba706..5351dfd19 100644
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/backup/prepare-env/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/backup/prepare-env/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@
     msg: "system_mode is not set in /etc/platform/platform.conf"
   when: check_system_mode.rc != 0
 
-- name: Check if portieris application is applied
-  shell: source /etc/platform/openrc; system application-list | grep -i "portieris" | grep -v "uploaded" || true
-  register: portieris_applied
-
-- name: Fail if portieris application is applied
-  fail:
-    msg: "Unable to take backup when portieris application applied"
-  when: portieris_applied.stdout
-
 - name: set system_mode
   set_fact:
     system_mode: "{{ check_system_mode.stdout.split('=')[1] }}"