diff --git a/recipes/urls.py b/recipes/urls.py
index 8d2d7f59..80e0f92d 100644
--- a/recipes/urls.py
+++ b/recipes/urls.py
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('i18n/', include('django.conf.urls.i18n')),
 ]
 
-if settings.GUNICORN_MEDIA or settings.DEBUG:
-    urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)