diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index a82c1f08..b16cc834 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -425,11 +425,6 @@ func (channel *Channel) CanSpeak(client *Client) bool {
 	channel.membersMutex.RLock()
 	defer channel.membersMutex.RUnlock()
 
-	// server operators override nooutside, reggedonly, moderated etc.
-	// TODO(dan): there should probably instead be a SAPRIVMSG instead that forces this instead of doing it this way...
-	if client.flags[Operator] {
-		return true
-	}
 	if channel.flags[NoOutside] && !channel.members.Has(client) {
 		return false
 	}