diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index bcb10292..41aa91d7 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -1057,26 +1057,6 @@ boolean HU_Responder(event_t *ev)
 
 	// only KeyDown events now...
 
-	// Shoot, to prevent P1 chatting from ruining the game for everyone else, it's either:
-	// A. completely disallow opening chat entirely in online splitscreen
-	// or B. iterate through all controls to make sure it's bound to player 1 before eating
-	// You can see which one I chose.
-	// (Unless if you're sharing a keyboard, since you probably establish when you start chatting that you have dibs on it...)
-	// (Ahhh, the good ol days when I was a kid who couldn't afford an extra USB controller...)
-
-	if (ev->data1 >= KEY_MOUSE1)
-	{
-		INT32 i;
-		for (i = 0; i < num_gamecontrols; i++)
-		{
-			if (gamecontrol[i][0] == ev->data1 || gamecontrol[i][1] == ev->data1)
-				break;
-		}
-
-		if (i == num_gamecontrols)
-			return false;
-	}
-
 	if (!chat_on)
 	{
 		// enter chat mode