diff --git a/letta/services/step_manager.py b/letta/services/step_manager.py
index c1034ebb..32be8275 100644
--- a/letta/services/step_manager.py
+++ b/letta/services/step_manager.py
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ class StepManager:
         if stop_reason:
             step_data["stop_reason"] = stop_reason.stop_reason
         async with db_registry.async_session() as session:
-            if job_id:
-                await self._verify_job_access_async(session, job_id, actor, access=["write"])
             new_step = StepModel(**step_data)
             await new_step.create_async(session, no_commit=True, no_refresh=True)
             pydantic_step = new_step.to_pydantic()
diff --git a/tests/test_managers.py b/tests/test_managers.py
index c6a7e1e5..3d868eec 100644
--- a/tests/test_managers.py
+++ b/tests/test_managers.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from letta.jobs.types import ItemUpdateInfo, RequestStatusUpdateInfo, StepStatus
 from letta.orm import Base, Block
 from letta.orm.block_history import BlockHistory
 from letta.orm.enums import ToolType
-from letta.orm.errors import NoResultFound, UniqueConstraintViolationError
+from letta.orm.errors import ForeignKeyConstraintViolationError, NoResultFound, UniqueConstraintViolationError
 from letta.orm.file import FileContent as FileContentModel
 from letta.orm.file import FileMetadata as FileMetadataModel
 from letta.schemas.agent import CreateAgent, UpdateAgent
@@ -6565,7 +6565,7 @@ async def test_job_usage_stats_add_nonexistent_job(server: SyncServer, sarah_age
     """Test adding usage statistics for a nonexistent job."""
     step_manager = server.step_manager
 
-    with pytest.raises(NoResultFound):
+    with pytest.raises(ForeignKeyConstraintViolationError):
         await step_manager.log_step_async(
             agent_id=sarah_agent.id,
             provider_name="openai",