diff --git a/src/api/appservice_server.rs b/src/api/appservice_server.rs
index ddc755b0..688fea27 100644
--- a/src/api/appservice_server.rs
+++ b/src/api/appservice_server.rs
@@ -50,24 +50,6 @@ where
 
 	let url = reqwest_request.url().clone();
 
-	if let Some(url_host) = url.host_str() {
-		debug!("Checking request URL for IP");
-		if let Ok(ip) = IPAddress::parse(url_host) {
-			let cidr_ranges_s = services().globals.ip_range_denylist().to_vec();
-			let mut cidr_ranges: Vec<IPAddress> = Vec::new();
-
-			for cidr in cidr_ranges_s {
-				cidr_ranges.push(IPAddress::parse(cidr).expect("we checked this at startup"));
-			}
-
-			for cidr in cidr_ranges {
-				if cidr.includes(&ip) {
-					return Some(Err(Error::BadServerResponse("Not allowed to send requests to this IP")));
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	let mut response = match services()
 		.globals
 		.client