diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
index c55724f66..ad2a65615 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
/// This operation may only be called on a channel.
public async Task CrosspostAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
{
- // Validate that the channel is of type RestNewsChannel
if (!(Channel is RestNewsChannel))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Publishing (crossposting) is only valid in news channels.");
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
index 2d08356c7..e1f0f74dc 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
/// This operation may only be called on a channel.
public async Task CrosspostAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
{
- // Validate that the channel is of type SocketNewsChannel
if (!(Channel is SocketNewsChannel))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Publishing (crossposting) is only valid in news channels.");