diff --git a/ircd/modules.c b/ircd/modules.c
index ffa08077..63e94cfd 100644
--- a/ircd/modules.c
+++ b/ircd/modules.c
@@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ unload_one_module(const char *name, bool warn)
 	if((mod = findmodule_byname(name)) == NULL)
 		return false;
 
-	if(mod->core)
-		return false;
-
 	/*
 	 ** XXX - The type system in C does not allow direct conversion between
 	 ** data and function pointers, but as it happens, most C compilers will