diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
index a6f1fc820..3b49c455c 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
@@ -180,15 +180,7 @@ ngx_http_rewrite_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
         code(e);
     }
 
-    if (e->status < NGX_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST) {
-        return e->status;
-    }
-
-    if (r->err_status == 0) {
-        return e->status;
-    }
-
-    return r->err_status;
+    return e->status;
 }