diff --git a/endpoints/api/repository.py b/endpoints/api/repository.py
index 851bd644d..0a57e10d6 100644
--- a/endpoints/api/repository.py
+++ b/endpoints/api/repository.py
@@ -331,8 +331,9 @@ class Repository(RepositoryParamResource):
     """ Delete a repository. """
     model.repository.purge_repository(namespace, repository)
     user = model.user.get_namespace_user(namespace)
-    plan = get_namespace_plan(namespace)
-    check_repository_usage(user, plan)
+    if features.BILLING:
+      plan = get_namespace_plan(namespace)
+      check_repository_usage(user, plan)
     log_action('delete_repo', namespace,
                {'repo': repository, 'namespace': namespace})
     return 'Deleted', 204