diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PartialViewMacroEngine.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PartialViewMacroEngine.cs
index e454a99f17..3e819a737d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PartialViewMacroEngine.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PartialViewMacroEngine.cs
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Macros
             if (currentPage == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("currentPage");
 			if (macro.ScriptName.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()) throw new ArgumentException("The ScriptName property of the macro object cannot be null or empty");
 		
-            if (!macro.ScriptName.StartsWith(SystemDirectories.MvcViews + "/MacroPartials/")
-                && (!Regex.IsMatch(macro.ScriptName, "~/App_Plugins/.+?/Views/MacroPartials", RegexOptions.Compiled)))
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot render the Partial View Macro with file: " + macro.ScriptName + ". All Partial View Macros must exist in the " + SystemDirectories.MvcViews + "/MacroPartials/ folder");
-            }
+            //if (!macro.ScriptName.StartsWith(SystemDirectories.MvcViews + "/MacroPartials/")
+            //    && (!Regex.IsMatch(macro.ScriptName, "~/App_Plugins/.+?/Views/MacroPartials", RegexOptions.Compiled)))
+            //{
+            //    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot render the Partial View Macro with file: " + macro.ScriptName + ". All Partial View Macros must exist in the " + SystemDirectories.MvcViews + "/MacroPartials/ folder");
+            //}
 
             var http = _getHttpContext();
             var umbCtx = _getUmbracoContext();