diff --git a/vip-support/class-vip-support-user.php b/vip-support/class-vip-support-user.php
index bb1ff23df7..b5a9a9c49b 100644
--- a/vip-support/class-vip-support-user.php
+++ b/vip-support/class-vip-support-user.php
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ public static function remove( $user_id, $by = 'email' ) {
 		// Never remove the machine user.
 		if (
 			( defined( 'WPCOM_VIP_MACHINE_USER_LOGIN' ) && \WPCOM_VIP_MACHINE_USER_LOGIN === $user->user_login ) ||
-			( defined( 'WPCOM_VIP_MACHINE_USER_EMAIL' ) && \WPCOM_VIP_MACHINE_USER_LOGIN === $user->user_email )
+			( defined( 'WPCOM_VIP_MACHINE_USER_EMAIL' ) && \WPCOM_VIP_MACHINE_USER_EMAIL === $user->user_email )
 		) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'not-removing-machine-user', 'WPCOM VIP machine user cannot be removed!' );
 		}