diff --git a/src/app/api/notary/OfficeFoldersController.ts b/src/app/api/notary/OfficeFoldersController.ts
index d10af72a..45941476 100644
--- a/src/app/api/notary/OfficeFoldersController.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/notary/OfficeFoldersController.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export default class OfficeFoldersController extends ApiController {
 
 			const officeFolderFound = await this.officeFoldersService.getByUid(uid, {
 				folder_anchor: true,
-			});
+			});			
 
 			if (!officeFolderFound) {
 				this.httpNotFoundRequest(response, "office folder not found");
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ export default class OfficeFoldersController extends ApiController {
 			//validate folder
 			await validateOrReject(officefolderToUpdate, { groups: ["updateFolder"], forbidUnknownValues: false });
 
-			if ((officeFolderFound as any).folder_anchor?.status !== "VERIFIED_ON_CHAIN") {
-				this.httpBadRequest(response, "Cannot archive a not anchored folder");
-				return;
-			}
-
 			//call service to get prisma entity
 			const officeFolderEntityUpdated = await this.officeFoldersService.updateStatus(uid, officefolderToUpdate);