diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 618f16ccc50..aef8a4aa053 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -546,9 +546,6 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 				return extHostProgress.withProgress(extension, { location: extHostTypes.ProgressLocation.SourceControl }, (progress, token) => task({ report(n: number) { /*noop*/ } }));
 			},
 			withProgress<R>(options: vscode.ProgressOptions, task: (progress: vscode.Progress<{ message?: string; worked?: number }>, token: vscode.CancellationToken) => Thenable<R>) {
-				if (typeof options.location === 'object') {
-					checkProposedApiEnabled(extension);
-				}
 				return extHostProgress.withProgress(extension, options, task);
 			},
 			createOutputChannel(name: string): vscode.OutputChannel {