diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/LocationProvider.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/LocationProvider.java
index bca997a7e33a4de32795110d490af9abaa799464..1d94b54fa1b17d52d1d26787cedf4d6e45f44a2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/LocationProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/LocationProvider.java
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ public class LocationProvider {
 
             if (simCountry != null && simCountry.length() == 2) { // SIM country code is available
                 return simCountry.toUpperCase(Locale.US);
-            } else if (networkCountry != null && networkCountry.length() == 2) { // network country code is available
-                return networkCountry.toUpperCase(Locale.US);
             }
+
             return getUserCountryFallback();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             return getUserCountryFallback();