diff --git a/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb
index 1396a5b35..dc67405d1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class Epp::SessionsController < EppController
   end
 
   def connection_limit_ok?
-    return true if Rails.env.test? || Rails.env.development?
     c = EppSession.where(
       'registrar_id = ? AND updated_at >= ?', @api_user.registrar_id, Time.zone.now - 1.second
     ).count