diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index 4c8accd0..f21da6e7 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -7978,10 +7978,6 @@ cmd_omemo_start(ProfWin *window, const char *const command, gchar **args)
 
             /* TODO: Check room is configured correctly, no anonymous and access to
              * full jid */
-            if (!caps_jid_has_feature(mucwin->roomjid, XMPP_FEATURE_MUC_NONANONYMOUS)) {
-                win_println(window, THEME_DEFAULT, '!', "MUC is anonymous, can't enable OMEMO.");
-                return TRUE;
-            }
             omemo_start_muc_sessions(mucwin->roomjid);
 
             mucwin->is_omemo = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
index 67cc722c..39877bc2 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 #define XMPP_FEATURE_RECEIPTS "urn:xmpp:receipts"
 #define XMPP_FEATURE_LASTACTIVITY "jabber:iq:last"
 #define XMPP_FEATURE_MUC "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc"
-#define XMPP_FEATURE_MUC_NONANONYMOUS "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#muc_nonanonymous"
 #define XMPP_FEATURE_COMMANDS "http://jabber.org/protocol/commands"
 #define XMPP_FEATURE_OMEMO_DEVICELIST_NOTIFY "eu.siacs.conversations.axolotl.devicelist+notify"
 #define XMPP_FEATURE_PUBSUB "http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub"