diff --git a/src/yunohost/certificate.py b/src/yunohost/certificate.py
index a6a084d9a..6a5397e99 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/certificate.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/certificate.py
@@ -819,13 +819,6 @@ def _check_domain_is_ready_for_ACME(domain):
         raise MoulinetteError(errno.EINVAL, m18n.n(
             'certmanager_domain_http_not_working', domain=domain))
 
-    # Check if domain is resolved locally (Might happen despite the previous
-    # checks because of dns propagation ?... Acme-tiny won't work in that case,
-    # because it explicitly requests() the domain.)
-    if not _domain_is_resolved_locally(public_ip, domain):
-        raise MoulinetteError(errno.EINVAL, m18n.n(
-            'certmanager_domain_not_resolved_locally', domain=domain))
-
 
 def _dns_ip_match_public_ip(public_ip, domain):
     try:
@@ -854,17 +847,6 @@ def _domain_is_accessible_through_HTTP(ip, domain):
     return True
 
 
-def _domain_is_resolved_locally(public_ip, domain):
-    try:
-        ip = socket.gethostbyname(domain)
-    except socket.error as e:
-        logger.debug("Couldn't get domain '%s' ip because: %s" % (domain, e))
-        return False
-
-    logger.debug("Domain '%s' IP address is resolved to %s, expect it to be %s or in the 127.0.0.0/8 address block" % (domain, public_ip, ip))
-    return ip.startswith("127.") or ip == public_ip
-
-
 def _name_self_CA():
     ca_conf = os.path.join(SSL_DIR, "openssl.ca.cnf")