diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 50fbd294eb2d45d479ceb81ba640f82f9b82849d..d75d045a6ff72c308e42a6a1346419d7172086b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Fixed
 * [OAuth] Fix OAuth claims for follow-up requests (e.g. UserInfo)
 * [OAuth] Fix grant types checking failing on wrong types under some circumstances
 * [OAuth] Re-introduce missing algorithm field in application form
+* Remove errornous backup folder check for S3
 
 `2.2`_ - 2021-11-29
 -------------------
diff --git a/aleksis/core/health_checks.py b/aleksis/core/health_checks.py
index 200a6eaf0a35a75c29ca4cf7e8c564925b1e29e8..282dce248c7a7f4c7b515d80c14c3ee0ba38108b 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/health_checks.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/health_checks.py
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ class BaseBackupHealthCheck(BaseHealthCheckBackend):
     def check_status(self):
         storage = get_storage()
         backups = storage.list_backups(content_type=self.content_type)
-        if not storage.storage.exists(""):
-            self.add_error(_("The backup folder doesn't exist."))
-            return
         if backups:
             last_backup = backups[:1]
             last_backup_time = dbbackup_utils.filename_to_date(last_backup[0])