diff --git a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
index 50d6705748..87bd4d35ce 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ module.exports = (
     try {
       // check the actual user is authenticated first, try header or cookie
       const headerToken = ctx.request.headers[Headers.TOKEN]
-      if (headerToken) {
-        throw { name: "JsonWebTokenError" }
-      }
       const authCookie = getCookie(ctx, Cookies.Auth) || openJwt(headerToken)
       let authenticated = false,
         user = null,