diff --git a/plugins/User/plugin.py b/plugins/User/plugin.py
index 3c16614bb..172bdecc4 100644
--- a/plugins/User/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/User/plugin.py
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ class User(callbacks.Plugin):
                     keyid = kprint
                 for (id, user) in ircdb.users.items():
                     if keyid in [x[-len(keyid):] for x in user.gpgkeys]:
-                        user.addAuth(msg.prefix)
                         try:
                             user.addAuth(msg.prefix)
                         except ValueError: