diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
index 2f1e1a552d44..b597c908c112 100755
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
@@ -520,9 +520,7 @@ private String extract(Account caller, Long templateId, String url, Long zoneId,
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find " + desc + " with id " + templateId);
         }
 
-        if (template.getTemplateType() == Storage.TemplateType.SYSTEM) {
-            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to extract the " + desc + " " + template.getName() + " as it is a default System template");
-        } else if (template.getTemplateType() == Storage.TemplateType.PERHOST) {
+        if (template.getTemplateType() == Storage.TemplateType.PERHOST) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to extract the " + desc + " " + template.getName() + " as it resides on host and not on SSVM");
         }