diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/user_commands.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/user_commands.go
index 78224eb8d..c0fb900b2 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/user_commands.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/user_commands.go
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ func actionUserAdd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	ctx, cancel := contextWithTotalTimeout(c)
 	defer cancel()
 	user, _, _ := getUsernamePassword("", userarg+":")
-	currentUser, err := api.GetUser(ctx, user)
-	if currentUser != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "User %s already exists\n", user)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
 
 	_, pass, err := getUsernamePassword("New password: ", userarg)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -151,11 +146,6 @@ func actionUserPasswd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	api, user := mustUserAPIAndName(c)
 	ctx, cancel := contextWithTotalTimeout(c)
 	defer cancel()
-	currentUser, err := api.GetUser(ctx, user)
-	if currentUser == nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
 	pass, err := speakeasy.Ask("New password: ")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error reading password:", err)
@@ -193,12 +183,7 @@ func userGrantRevoke(c *cli.Context, grant bool) {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	api, user := mustUserAPIAndName(c)
-	currentUser, err := api.GetUser(ctx, user)
-	if currentUser == nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
+	var err error
 	if grant {
 		_, err = api.GrantUser(ctx, user, roles)
 	} else {