diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc
index b46ff814663..7a5e941b613 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc
@@ -1809,7 +1809,6 @@ static const char *nonsigned_subresources[] = {
   "caps",
   "index",
   "object",
-  "policy",
   NULL
 };