diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/BanManager.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/BanManager.cs
index 082e5a41..57eaa909 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/BanManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/BanManager.cs
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ throw new Exception("Could not find a database library (probably Sqlite3.dll)");
 
 		public Ban GetBanByName(string name, bool casesensitive = true)
 		{
-			if (!TShock.Config.EnableBanOnUsernames)
-			{
-				return null;
-			}
 			try
 			{
 				var namecol = casesensitive ? "Name" : "UPPER(Name)";