diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index c40eca7876..53fd1bfe66 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -28,21 +28,6 @@ if (!$action) {
 	common_redirect(common_local_url('public'));
 }
 
-# Do an OpenID immediate request if they're not logged in
-# and they have an OpenID cookie
-
-if (!common_logged_in() &&
-	$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET' &&
-	$action != 'finishimmediate')
-{
-	require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/lib/openid.php');
-	$openid_url = oid_get_last();
-	if ($openid_url) {
-		oid_check_immediate($openid_url);
-		return;
-	}
-}
-
 $actionfile = INSTALLDIR."/actions/$action.php";
 
 if (file_exists($actionfile)) {