diff --git a/app/controllers/user_api_keys_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_api_keys_controller.rb
index 5ab817980..175623751 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_api_keys_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_api_keys_controller.rb
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ class UserApiKeysController < ApplicationController
     @auth_redirect = params[:auth_redirect]
     @push_url = params[:push_url]
 
-    if @access.include?("p")
-      if !SiteSetting.allow_push_user_api_keys ||
-         !SiteSetting.allowed_user_api_push_urls.split('|').any?{|u| params[:push_url] == u}
-        @access.gsub!("p","")
-        @push_url = nil
-      end
-    end
   rescue Discourse::InvalidAccess
     @generic_error = true
   end
@@ -123,7 +116,7 @@ class UserApiKeysController < ApplicationController
     ].each{|p| params.require(p)}
   end
 
-  def validate_params(skip_push_check = false)
+  def validate_params
     request_read = params[:access].include? 'r'
     request_read ||= params[:access].include? 'p'
     request_write = params[:access].include? 'w'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/user_api_keys_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/user_api_keys_controller_spec.rb
index a2acc61e6..9884eff07 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/user_api_keys_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/user_api_keys_controller_spec.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ TXT
       expect(parsed["access"].split('').sort).to eq(['r'])
 
       key = user.user_api_keys.first
+      expect(key.push).to eq(true)
       expect(key.push_url).to eq("https://push.it/here")
 
     end