diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
index ee233e457..a239e1ae6 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
@@ -668,9 +668,6 @@ class ApiUsersController < ApiController
       send_email = false
     end
 
-    # force no emails because reasons
-    send_email = false
-
     crash_date = params[:crash_date]
 
     # make sure client is passing version information - if not its too old