diff --git a/modules/servers/synapse.nix b/modules/servers/synapse.nix
index 97eb6dd..24bc9dd 100644
--- a/modules/servers/synapse.nix
+++ b/modules/servers/synapse.nix
@@ -78,15 +78,6 @@ in
           extraConfig = ''
             ssl_verify_client on;
             ssl_client_certificate ${config.sops.secrets."iqQCY4iAWO-ca/pem".path};
-            set $client_requires_cert 1;
-            if ($remote_addr ~ "^10\.100\.0\.[0-9]+$") {
-              set $client_requires_cert 0;
-            }
-            if ($client_requires_cert = 1) {
-              if ($ssl_client_verify != SUCCESS) {
-                return 403;
-              }
-            }
             error_page 403 /403.html;
           '';
         };