diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/cname_lookup.py b/swift/common/middleware/cname_lookup.py
index bd3697144b..50a85566b5 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/cname_lookup.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/cname_lookup.py
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ class CNAMELookupMiddleware(object):
         port = ''
         if ':' in given_domain:
             given_domain, port = given_domain.rsplit(':', 1)
-        if given_domain == self.storage_domain[1:]:  # strip initial '.'
-            return self.app(env, start_response)
         if is_ip(given_domain):
             return self.app(env, start_response)
         a_domain = given_domain