diff --git a/chaincode/abstore/java/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/fabric-samples/ABstore.java b/chaincode/abstore/java/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/fabric-samples/ABstore.java
index e7cfd3d135..39ae6db4cc 100644
--- a/chaincode/abstore/java/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/fabric-samples/ABstore.java
+++ b/chaincode/abstore/java/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/fabric-samples/ABstore.java
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ public class ABstore extends ChaincodeBase {
     public Response init(ChaincodeStub stub) {
         try {
             _logger.info("Init java simple chaincode");
-            String func = stub.getFunction();
-            if (!func.equals("init")) {
-                return newErrorResponse("function other than init is not supported");
-            }
             List<String> args = stub.getParameters();
             if (args.size() != 4) {
                 newErrorResponse("Incorrect number of arguments. Expecting 4");