diff --git a/zooid/groups.go b/zooid/groups.go
index a9b9350..0e50f2c 100644
--- a/zooid/groups.go
+++ b/zooid/groups.go
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ func (g *GroupStore) IsGroupEvent(event nostr.Event) bool {
 }
 
 func (g *GroupStore) CanRead(pubkey nostr.PubKey, event nostr.Event) bool {
-	if !g.Config.Groups.Enabled {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	h := GetGroupIDFromEvent(event)
 	meta, found := g.GetMetadata(h)