diff --git a/frontend/src/Widget.jsx b/frontend/src/Widget.jsx
index 4220eee..7679ff8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Widget.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Widget.jsx
@@ -370,11 +370,7 @@ function Widget() {
 
   // TODO: Sign and send a message to the forum-api bot / to a room in matrix
   const registerMatrixIdentity = async () => {
-    if (widgetApi.current.hasCapability(sendMessageCapability)) {
-      await widgetApi.current.sendRoomEvent('m.message', 'test message', '!HMoNkuTRLqQGhhlMNO:matrix.dgov.io');
-    } else {
-      console.log('Widget has not been granted the send message capability');
-    }
+    await widgetApi.current.sendRoomEvent('m.message', 'test message', '!HMoNkuTRLqQGhhlMNO:matrix.dgov.io');
   };
 
   /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */