diff --git a/util/spkmodem_decode/spkmodem-decode.c b/util/spkmodem_decode/spkmodem-decode.c
index cdc56b63..f41f229b 100644
--- a/util/spkmodem_decode/spkmodem-decode.c
+++ b/util/spkmodem_decode/spkmodem-decode.c
@@ -364,9 +364,6 @@ select_separator_tone(struct decoder_state *st)
 	if (!is_valid_signal(st))
 		return;
 
-	if (st->sep_samples >= 50 && st->freq_separator <= 0)
-		return;
-
 	st->sep_sum += st->freq_separator;
 	st->sep_samples++;