diff --git a/src/plumbing/globalheaders.c b/src/plumbing/globalheaders.c
index ca8057b2..2702ef67 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/globalheaders.c
+++ b/src/plumbing/globalheaders.c
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ gh_hold(globalheaders_t *gh, streaming_message_t *sm)
 						  pkt->pkt_componentindex);
     assert(ssc != NULL);
 
-    if(ssc->ssc_type == SCT_TELETEXT) {
-      streaming_msg_free(sm);
-      ssc->ssc_disabled = 1;
-      break;
-    }
-
     pkt_ref_inc(pkt);
 
     apply_header(ssc, pkt);