diff --git a/lib/travis/cli/env.rb b/lib/travis/cli/env.rb
index 9f785aca..3ca3f455 100644
--- a/lib/travis/cli/env.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/cli/env.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class Env < RepoCommand
       def setup
         super
         authenticate
-        error "not allowed to access environment variables for #{color(repository.slug, :bold)}" unless repository.admin?
       end
 
       def set(name, value)