diff --git a/examples/main.c b/examples/main.c
index 773accc461fa26c819f0b603e7de689fa50e6cc6..a468cddc87858618d0d066e2416374bcbe67484c 100644
--- a/examples/main.c
+++ b/examples/main.c
@@ -720,11 +720,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
       fflush(stdout);
     }
 
-#ifdef WITH_MPI
-    if (periodic && with_self_gravity)
-      error("Periodic self-gravity over MPI temporarily disabled.");
-#endif
-
 #if defined(WITH_MPI) && defined(HAVE_VELOCIRAPTOR)
     if (with_structure_finding) error("VEOCIraptor not yet enabled over MPI.");
 #endif