diff --git a/src/api/router/auth.rs b/src/api/router/auth.rs
index 68abf5e2..56c16550 100644
--- a/src/api/router/auth.rs
+++ b/src/api/router/auth.rs
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ async fn auth_appservice(services: &Services, request: &Request, info: Box<Regis
 		return Err!(Request(Exclusive("User is not in namespace.")));
 	}
 
-	if !services.users.exists(&user_id).await {
-		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("User does not exist.")));
-	}
-
 	Ok(Auth {
 		origin: None,
 		sender_user: Some(user_id),