1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
index 6658c2da56..f8a73e7d9d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
@@ -714,13 +714,6 @@ class UserMembershipRestServlet(RestServlet):
     async def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         await assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
-        if not self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only lookup local users")
-
-        user = await self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
-        if user is None:
-            raise NotFoundError("Unknown user")
-
         room_ids = await self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user_id)
         ret = {"joined_rooms": list(room_ids), "total": len(room_ids)}
         return 200, ret