diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index d175df8a1c62bdbe1d3c9bc68641cc695b585b6c..a7b1aea30d908b30653184dfa4d4225cd7bc1c1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -1493,9 +1493,6 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
             return true;
         });
 
-        if (!activity.xmppConnectionService.getBooleanPreference("message_autocomplete", R.bool.message_autocomplete)) return binding.getRoot();
-        // After here should be only autocomplete setup stuff
-
         Autocomplete.<MucOptions.User>on(binding.textinput)
             .with(activity.getDrawable(R.drawable.background_message_bubble))
             .with(new CharPolicy('@'))