diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 23e1e422b..2a1415e09 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -652,18 +652,6 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
                 # if trailing stoploss is enabled we check if stoploss value has changed
                 # in which case we cancel stoploss order and put another one with new
                 # value immediately
-
-                # This is a guard: there is a situation where market is going doing down fast
-                # the stoploss on exchange checked previously is not hit but
-                # it is too late and too risky to cancel the previous stoploss
-                if trade.stop_loss > self.exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid']:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        'stoploss on exchange update: too risky to update stoploss as '
-                        'current best bid price (%s) is higher than stoploss value (%s).',
-                        self.exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid'], trade.stop_loss
-                    )
-                    return result
-
                 if trade.stop_loss > order['info']['stopPrice']:
                     # we check also if the update is neccesary
                     update_beat = self.strategy.order_types['stoploss_on_exchange_interval']
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
index d0a708865..b86d76553 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ def test_handle_stoploss_on_exchange_trailing(mocker, default_conf, fee, caplog,
 
     # stoploss initially at 5%
     assert freqtrade.handle_trade(trade) is False
+    assert freqtrade.handle_stoploss_on_exchange(trade) is False
 
     # price jumped 2x
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.get_ticker', MagicMock(return_value={