diff --git a/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php b/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php
index d0eb18d079..26e21cbd6e 100644
--- a/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php
+++ b/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Facebookclient
         // If it's not a reply, or if the user WANTS to send @-replies,
         // then, yeah, it can go to Facebook.
 
-        if ((empty($notice->reply_to) && !preg_match('/^@[a-zA-Z0-9_]{1,15}\b/u', $notice->content)) ||
+        if (empty($this->notice->reply_to) ||
             ($this->flink->noticesync & FOREIGN_NOTICE_SEND_REPLY)) {
             return true;
         }