diff --git a/administrator/includes/framework.php b/administrator/includes/framework.php
index 572e7b35912..9c0d94da665 100644
--- a/administrator/includes/framework.php
+++ b/administrator/includes/framework.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 /*
  * Installation check, and check on removal of the install directory.
  */
-if (!file_exists(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') || (filesize(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') < 10) || file_exists(JPATH_INSTALLATION.'/index.php')) {
+if (!file_exists(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') || (filesize(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') < 10) /*|| file_exists(JPATH_INSTALLATION.'/index.php')*/) {
 	header('Location: ../installation/index.php');
 	exit();
 }
diff --git a/includes/framework.php b/includes/framework.php
index 4817220ae2d..54813b30f63 100644
--- a/includes/framework.php
+++ b/includes/framework.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 // Installation check, and check on removal of the install directory.
 //
 
-if (!file_exists(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') || (filesize(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') < 10) || file_exists(JPATH_INSTALLATION.'/index.php')) {
+if (!file_exists(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') || (filesize(JPATH_CONFIGURATION.'/configuration.php') < 10) /*|| file_exists(JPATH_INSTALLATION.'/index.php')*/) {
 
 	if (file_exists(JPATH_INSTALLATION.'/index.php')) {
 		header('Location: '.substr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 0, strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'index.php')).'installation/index.php');