diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
index 668143f682..5c0ed2f69e 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ ldap_back_proxy_authz_ctrl(
 		rs->sr_text = "proxyAuthz not allowed within namingContext";
 	}
 
-	if ( op->o_do_not_cache && op->o_is_auth_check ) {
+	if ( op->o_is_auth_check ) {
 		mode = LDAP_BACK_IDASSERT_NOASSERT;
 
 	} else {