diff --git a/op/op.RemoveVersion.php b/op/op.RemoveVersion.php
index 8c224209a..146b41f2a 100644
--- a/op/op.RemoveVersion.php
+++ b/op/op.RemoveVersion.php
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ if (!is_object($document)) {
 	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => getMLText("invalid_doc_id"))),getMLText("invalid_doc_id"));
 }
 
-if (!$settings->_enableVersionDeletion && !$user->isAdmin()) {
-	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => htmlspecialchars($document->getName()))),getMLText("access_denied"));
+/* Create object for checking access to certain operations */
+$accessop = new SeedDMS_AccessOperation($dms, $document, $user, $settings);
+
+// verify if document may be reviewed
+if (!$accessop->mayRemoveVersion()){
+	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => $document->getName())),getMLText("access_denied"));
 }
 
 if ($document->getAccessMode($user, 'removeVersion') < M_ALL) {