diff --git a/wp-includes/query.php b/wp-includes/query.php
index f2c42f6a93..69f19b2962 100644
--- a/wp-includes/query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/query.php
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ class WP_Query {
 				$stickies = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE $wpdb->posts.ID IN ($stickies__in) $stickies_where" );
 				foreach ( $stickies as $sticky_post ) {
 					// Ignore sticky posts the current user cannot read or are not published.
-					if ( !current_user_can('read_post', $sticky_post->ID) || 'publish' != $sticky_post->post_status ) 
+					if ( 'publish' != $sticky_post->post_status ) 
 						continue;
 					array_splice($this->posts, $sticky_offset, 0, array($sticky_post));
 					$sticky_offset++;