diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Observer/IsAllowedGuestCheckoutObserver.php b/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Observer/IsAllowedGuestCheckoutObserver.php
index ef727c6ef0e53..c7a7b5496ef99 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Observer/IsAllowedGuestCheckoutObserver.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Observer/IsAllowedGuestCheckoutObserver.php
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public function execute(\Magento\Framework\Event\Observer $observer)
         $store = $observer->getEvent()->getStore();
         $result = $observer->getEvent()->getResult();
 
-        $result->setIsAllowed(true);
-
         if (!$this->_scopeConfig->isSetFlag(
             self::XML_PATH_DISABLE_GUEST_CHECKOUT,
             ScopeInterface::SCOPE_STORE,