diff --git a/app/lib/Auth/Adapters/Shibboleth.php b/app/lib/Auth/Adapters/Shibboleth.php
index 90418d4ab3..db0995d159 100644
--- a/app/lib/Auth/Adapters/Shibboleth.php
+++ b/app/lib/Auth/Adapters/Shibboleth.php
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ public function authenticate($username, $password = '', $options=null) {
         $map = array_flip($this->auth_config->get('shibboleth_field_map'));
 	    $uid = array_shift($attrs[$map['uid']]);
 	    if (!$uid) { return false; }
-	    if (ca_users::find(['user_name' => $uid], ['returnAs' => 'count']) > 0) {
-	        return true;
-	    }
-	    return false;
+	    return true;
 	}
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/**