diff --git a/app/img/wifi-qr-code.php b/app/img/wifi-qr-code.php
index d89ef077..92e9dce3 100644
--- a/app/img/wifi-qr-code.php
+++ b/app/img/wifi-qr-code.php
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ require_once '../../includes/config.php';
 require_once '../../includes/defaults.php';
 require_once '../../includes/functions.php';
 
-// prevent direct file access
-if (basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) === basename(__FILE__)) {
-    header('HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden');
-    exit;
-}
-
 function qr_encode($str)
 {
     return preg_replace('/(?<!\\\)([\":;,])/', '\\\\\1', $str);