diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
index d57bc0af1d70188a7937bc82bdcf334af4deb5eb..7487fa99972184c00367f28cb3bd9c934aab4632 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
@@ -2009,7 +2009,6 @@ void process_improved_im(LLMessageSystem *msg, void **user_data)
 		// Someone has offered us some inventory.
 		{
 			LLOfferInfo* info = new LLOfferInfo;
-			bool mute_im = false;
 			if (IM_INVENTORY_OFFERED == dialog)
 			{
 				struct offer_agent_bucket_t
@@ -2026,11 +2025,6 @@ void process_improved_im(LLMessageSystem *msg, void **user_data)
 				bucketp = (struct offer_agent_bucket_t*) &binary_bucket[0];
 				info->mType = (LLAssetType::EType) bucketp->asset_type;
 				info->mObjectID = bucketp->object_id;
-				
-				if(accept_im_from_only_friend&&!is_friend)
-				{
-					mute_im = true;
-				}
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -2061,7 +2055,7 @@ void process_improved_im(LLMessageSystem *msg, void **user_data)
 			info->mDesc = message;
 			info->mHost = msg->getSender();
 			//if (((is_busy && !is_owned_by_me) || is_muted))
-			if ( is_muted || mute_im)
+			if (is_muted)
 			{
 				// Prefetch the offered item so that it can be discarded by the appropriate observer. (EXT-4331)
 				LLInventoryFetchObserver::item_ref_t items;