diff --git a/x/wasm/genesis_test.go b/x/wasm/genesis_test.go
index bd2af27180..622d16f111 100644
--- a/x/wasm/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/wasm/genesis_test.go
@@ -52,20 +52,6 @@ func TestInitGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 	res = h(data.ctx, msg)
 	require.False(t, res.IsOK())
 
-	t.Log("fail with unreachable source url")
-	msg = MsgStoreCode{
-		Sender:       creator,
-		WASMByteCode: testContract,
-		Source:       "https://github.com/cosmwasm/wasmddddddrandom",
-		Builder:      "",
-	}
-
-	sdkerr = msg.ValidateBasic()
-	require.Error(t, sdkerr)
-
-	res = h(data.ctx, msg)
-	require.False(t, res.IsOK())
-
 	t.Log("fail with invalid build tag")
 	msg = MsgStoreCode{
 		Sender:       creator,
diff --git a/x/wasm/internal/types/msg.go b/x/wasm/internal/types/msg.go
index 8803f88b84..d304afec14 100644
--- a/x/wasm/internal/types/msg.go
+++ b/x/wasm/internal/types/msg.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@ func (msg MsgStoreCode) ValidateBasic() sdk.Error {
 		if !u.IsAbs() {
 			return sdk.ErrInternal("source should be an absolute url")
 		}
-
-		// check if the source is reachable
-		resp, err := http.Get(msg.Source)
-		if err != nil || resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-			return sdk.ErrInternal("source url is not reachable")
-		}
 	}
 
 	if msg.Builder != "" {