diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDAOImpl.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDAOImpl.java
index fb0a9f82..63586188 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDAOImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDAOImpl.java
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ public class UserDAOImpl implements UserDAO {
                 this.userRecordMapper
                         .selectByExample()
                         .where(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.username, isEqualTo(username))
-                        .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.active,
-                                isEqualTo(BooleanUtils.toInteger(true)))
                         .build()
                         .execute())
                                 .flatMap(this::sebServerUserFromRecord);