diff --git a/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts b/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
index 0c73b75339..209bf71587 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   coalesceAutocompleteCandidatesByKey,
   getMentionableAgentPubkeys,
   getSharedChannelIds,
-  isAgentIdentityInManagedList,
   shouldHideAgentFromMentions,
 } from "@/features/agents/lib/agentAutocompleteEligibility";
 import {
@@ -246,9 +245,6 @@ export function useMentions(
       if (isArchivedDiscovery(pubkey)) {
         return;
       }
-      if (!isAgentIdentityInManagedList(candidate, managedAgentPubkeys)) {
-        return;
-      }
       if (
         shouldHideAgentFromMentions({
           isAgent: candidate.isAgent === true,