diff --git a/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m b/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
index e45e2a1c7..7be6a6206 100644
--- a/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
+++ b/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
@@ -632,33 +632,16 @@ NSString *const OWSMessageSenderRateLimitedException = @"RateLimitedException";
     [self saveGroupMessage:message inThread:thread];
     NSMutableArray<TOCFuture *> *futures = [NSMutableArray array];
 
-    NSArray<NSString *> *blockedPhoneNumbers = _blockingManager.blockedPhoneNumbers;
-    int blockedCount = 0;
     for (SignalRecipient *rec in recipients) {
         // We don't need to send the message to ourselves...
         if ([rec.uniqueId isEqualToString:[TSStorageManager localNumber]]) {
             continue;
         }
-        // ...or to anyone on our blocklist...
-        OWSAssert(rec.uniqueId.length > 0);
-        if ([blockedPhoneNumbers containsObject:rec.uniqueId]) {
-            DDLogInfo(@"%@ skipping group send to blocked contact: %@", self.tag, rec.uniqueId);
-            blockedCount++;
-            continue;
-        }
 
         // ...otherwise we send.
         [futures addObject:[self sendMessageFuture:message recipient:rec thread:thread]];
     }
 
-    // If all recipients in the group are in our blocklist,
-    // there's nothing to do.
-    if (blockedCount > 0 && futures.count == 0) {
-        NSError *error = OWSErrorMakeMessageSendFailedToBlocklistError();
-        failureHandler(error);
-        return;
-    }
-
     TOCFuture *completionFuture = futures.toc_thenAll;
 
     [completionFuture thenDo:^(id value) {