diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/otr/OtrTransformLayer.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/otr/OtrTransformLayer.java
index 7c94eac84..8d653a6c9 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/otr/OtrTransformLayer.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/otr/OtrTransformLayer.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 package net.java.sip.communicator.plugin.otr;
 
-import net.java.otr4j.*;
 import net.java.otr4j.io.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.plugin.otr.OtrContactManager.OtrContact;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
@@ -29,16 +28,6 @@ public MessageDeliveredEvent messageDelivered(MessageDeliveredEvent evt)
         OtrContact otrContact =
             OtrContactManager.getOtrContact(contact, evt.getContactResource());
 
-        OtrPolicy policy = OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.getContactPolicy(contact);
-        ScSessionStatus sessionStatus =
-            OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.getSessionStatus(otrContact);
-        // If OTR is disabled and we are not over an encrypted session, don't
-        // process anything.
-        if (!policy.getEnableManual()
-            && sessionStatus != ScSessionStatus.ENCRYPTED
-            && sessionStatus != ScSessionStatus.FINISHED)
-            return evt;
-
         if (OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.isMessageUIDInjected(evt
             .getSourceMessage().getMessageUID()))
             // If this is a message otr4j injected earlier, don't display it,
@@ -68,16 +57,6 @@ public MessageDeliveredEvent[] messageDeliveryPending(
         OtrContact otrContact =
             OtrContactManager.getOtrContact(contact, evt.getContactResource());
 
-        OtrPolicy policy = OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.getContactPolicy(contact);
-        ScSessionStatus sessionStatus =
-            OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.getSessionStatus(otrContact);
-        // If OTR is disabled and we are not over an encrypted session, don't
-        // process anything.
-        if (!policy.getEnableManual()
-            && sessionStatus != ScSessionStatus.ENCRYPTED
-            && sessionStatus != ScSessionStatus.FINISHED)
-            return new MessageDeliveredEvent[] {evt};
-
         // If this is a message otr4j injected earlier, return the event as is.
         if (OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.isMessageUIDInjected(evt
             .getSourceMessage().getMessageUID()))
@@ -138,16 +117,6 @@ public MessageReceivedEvent messageReceived(MessageReceivedEvent evt)
         OtrContact otrContact =
             OtrContactManager.getOtrContact(contact, evt.getContactResource());
 
-        OtrPolicy policy = OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.getContactPolicy(contact);
-        ScSessionStatus sessionStatus =
-            OtrActivator.scOtrEngine.getSessionStatus(otrContact);
-        // If OTR is disabled and we are not over an encrypted session, don't
-        // process anything.
-        if (!policy.getEnableManual()
-            && sessionStatus != ScSessionStatus.ENCRYPTED
-            && sessionStatus != ScSessionStatus.FINISHED)
-            return evt;
-
         // Process the incoming message.
         String msgContent = evt.getSourceMessage().getContent();