diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pki-acme-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pki-acme-router.ts
index d58790039..1ee6a3486 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pki-acme-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pki-acme-router.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import { FastifyReply, FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
-import { AcmeMalformedError } from "@app/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-errors";
 import {
   AcmeOrderResourceSchema,
   CreateAcmeAccountResponseSchema,
@@ -260,9 +259,6 @@ export const registerPkiAcmeRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
       const { profileId, accountId, payload } = await validateExistingAccount({
         req
       });
-      if (payload !== "") {
-        throw new AcmeMalformedError({ message: "Payload should be empty" });
-      }
       return sendAcmeResponse(
         res,
         profileId,
@@ -372,9 +368,6 @@ export const registerPkiAcmeRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
       const { profileId, accountId, payload } = await validateExistingAccount({
         req
       });
-      if (payload !== "") {
-        throw new AcmeMalformedError({ message: "Payload should be empty" });
-      }
       res.type("application/pem-certificate-chain");
       return sendAcmeResponse(
         res,
@@ -406,9 +399,6 @@ export const registerPkiAcmeRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
     },
     handler: async (req, res) => {
       const { profileId, accountId, payload } = await validateExistingAccount({ req });
-      if (payload !== "") {
-        throw new AcmeMalformedError({ message: "Payload should be empty" });
-      }
       return sendAcmeResponse(
         res,
         profileId,