diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/web/js/view/authentication-popup.js b/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/web/js/view/authentication-popup.js
index 99aec7dc7cd3e..dfef07a4b87af 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/web/js/view/authentication-popup.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/web/js/view/authentication-popup.js
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ define(
 
             /** Init popup login window */
             setModalElement: function (element) {
-                // create pop up if it doesn't exist
-                if (authenticationPopup.modalWindow == null) {
-                    authenticationPopup.createPopUp(element)
-                }
+                authenticationPopup.createPopUp(element);
             },
 
             /** Is login form enabled for current customer */