diff --git a/include/gprobe.php b/include/gprobe.php
index b4edbe4dba..5ca42729a7 100644
--- a/include/gprobe.php
+++ b/include/gprobe.php
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ function gprobe_run($argv, $argc){
 
 	$url = hex2bin($argv[1]);
 
-	if(! validate_url($url))
-		return;
-
 	$r = q("select * from gcontact where nurl = '%s' limit 1",
 		dbesc(normalise_link($url))
 	);