diff --git a/src/peer_connection.cpp b/src/peer_connection.cpp
index 0d67e8a14..c92871d4b 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -2453,7 +2453,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		boost::shared_ptr<torrent> t = m_torrent.lock();
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(t);
 
-		if (has_peer_choked()) return;
 		if ((int)m_download_queue.size() >= m_desired_queue_size) return;
 
 		bool empty_download_queue = m_download_queue.empty();