diff --git a/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c b/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c
index 2c2c7a0819..727556d3d4 100644
--- a/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c
+++ b/src/home/pam_systemd_home.c
@@ -833,8 +833,6 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_acct_mgmt(
                 pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "pam-systemd-homed account management");
 
         r = acquire_home(handle, /* please_authenticate = */ false, please_suspend, debug);
-        if (r == PAM_USER_UNKNOWN)
-                return PAM_SUCCESS; /* we don't have anything to say about users we don't manage */
         if (r != PAM_SUCCESS)
                 return r;