diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
index f125b4646b2..24910beae91 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -1696,12 +1696,14 @@ public class StorageManagerImpl implements StorageManager, StorageService, Manag
             
             //check snapshot permissions
             _accountMgr.checkAccess(caller, null, true, snapshotCheck);
-            
+
+/*            
             // bug #11428. Operation not supported if vmware and snapshots parent volume = ROOT
             if(snapshotCheck.getHypervisorType() == HypervisorType.VMware
             		&& _volumeDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(snapshotCheck.getVolumeId()).getVolumeType() == Type.ROOT){
             	throw new UnsupportedServiceException("operation not supported, snapshot with id " + snapshotId + " is created from ROOT volume");
              }
+*/             
         }
 
         // Verify that zone exists
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index b15ec1eedb7..6e44261cbeb 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -1370,11 +1370,13 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Snapshot id=" + snapshotId + " is not in " + Snapshot.Status.BackedUp + " state yet and can't be used for template creation");
             }
 
+/*            
             // bug #11428. Operation not supported if vmware and snapshots parent volume = ROOT
             if(snapshot.getHypervisorType() == HypervisorType.VMware && snapshotVolume.getVolumeType() == Type.DATADISK){ 
                 throw new UnsupportedServiceException("operation not supported, snapshot with id " + snapshotId + " is created from Data Disk");
             }
-
+*/
+            
             hyperType = snapshot.getHypervisorType();            
         }