diff --git a/src/queue/processors/db/import-following.ts b/src/queue/processors/db/import-following.ts
index 8ab20aa8bb..b814908cba 100644
--- a/src/queue/processors/db/import-following.ts
+++ b/src/queue/processors/db/import-following.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { getOriginalUrl } from '../../../misc/get-drive-file-url';
 import parseAcct from '../../../misc/acct/parse';
 import resolveUser from '../../../remote/resolve-user';
 import { downloadTextFile } from '../../../misc/download-text-file';
-import Following from '../../../models/following';
 
 const logger = queueLogger.createSubLogger('import-following');
 
@@ -46,14 +45,6 @@ export async function importFollowing(job: Bull.Job, done: any): Promise<void> {
 			target = await resolveUser(username, host);
 		}
 
-		// Check if already following
-		const exist = await Following.findOne({
-			followerId: user._id,
-			followeeId: target._id
-		});
-
-		if (exist) continue;
-
 		follow(user, target);
 	}