diff --git a/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/tasks.py b/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/tasks.py
index 54b85821..9e9118da 100644
--- a/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/oasst_backend/api/v1/tasks.py
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ def tasks_acknowledge(
 
     try:
         pr = PromptRepository(db, api_client)
-        pr.ensure_user_is_enabled()
 
         # here we store the message id in the database for the task
         logger.info(f"Frontend acknowledges task {task_id=}, {ack_request=}.")
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ def tasks_acknowledge_failure(
         logger.info(f"Frontend reports failure to implement task {task_id=}, {nack_request=}.")
         api_client = deps.api_auth(api_key, db)
         pr = PromptRepository(db, api_client)
-        pr.ensure_user_is_enabled()
         pr.task_repository.acknowledge_task_failure(task_id)
     except (KeyError, RuntimeError):
         logger.exception("Failed to not acknowledge task.")