diff --git a/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb b/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb
index 0109577e3b013b6bf330fa9299c8f35cef958b39..6cd2fc4bf8471bce7f166f621ca22ea36971aff5 100755
--- a/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb
+++ b/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb
@@ -381,21 +381,6 @@ module SGXbwmsgsv2
 			if is_anonymous_tel?(num_dest)
 				EMPromise.reject([:cancel, 'gone'])
 			else
-				numbers = num_dest.split(',')
-				if numbers.length > 1
-					# TODO: validate each element of numbers
-
-					if numbers.sort != numbers
-						# TODO: send regular msg re err
-
-						# TODO: sorted JID in gone body
-						next EMPromise.reject([:cancel,
-							'gone'])
-					end
-
-					next numbers
-				end
-
 				# TODO: text re num not (yet) supportd/implmentd
 				EMPromise.reject([:cancel, 'item-not-found'])
 			end