diff --git a/src/core/wee-config-file.c b/src/core/wee-config-file.c
index cd78c705a..0cbf88bd1 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-config-file.c
+++ b/src/core/wee-config-file.c
@@ -1864,18 +1864,6 @@ config_file_option_set_default (struct t_config_option *option,
 
     rc = WEECHAT_CONFIG_OPTION_SET_ERROR;
 
-    if (option->callback_check_value)
-    {
-        if (!(int)(option->callback_check_value) (
-                option->callback_check_value_pointer,
-                option->callback_check_value_data,
-                option,
-                value))
-        {
-            return WEECHAT_CONFIG_OPTION_SET_ERROR;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (value)
     {
         old_value_was_null = (option->default_value == NULL);
diff --git a/tests/unit/core/test-core-config-file.cpp b/tests/unit/core/test-core-config-file.cpp
index b63b3b168..8b2bfe0f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/core/test-core-config-file.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/core/test-core-config-file.cpp
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ TEST(CoreConfigFileWithNewOptions, OptionSetDefault)
 
     /* string */
     STRCMP_EQUAL("value", CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULT(ptr_option_str));
-    LONGS_EQUAL(WEECHAT_CONFIG_OPTION_SET_ERROR,
+    LONGS_EQUAL(WEECHAT_CONFIG_OPTION_SET_OK_CHANGED,
                 config_file_option_set_default (ptr_option_str, "xxx", 1));
     LONGS_EQUAL(WEECHAT_CONFIG_OPTION_SET_OK_CHANGED,
                 config_file_option_set_default (ptr_option_str, "test", 1));