--- a/src/server/pages.py	Tue Jan 30 08:15:04 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/server/pages.py	Tue Jan 30 08:15:05 2018 +0100
@@ -202,12 +202,8 @@
         if access == C.PAGES_ACCESS_NONE:
             # none pages just return a 404, no further check is needed
             return
-        if template is None:
-            if self.redirect is None and not callable(render):
-                log.error(_(u"render must be implemented and callable if template is not set"))
-        else:
-            if render is not None:
-                log.error(_(u"render can't be used at the same time as template"))
+        if template is not None and render is not None:
+            log.error(_(u"render and template methods can't be used at the same time"))
         if parse_url is not None and not callable(parse_url):
             log.error(_(u"parse_url must be a callable"))