diff --git a/services/api/src/routes/recommender.ts b/services/api/src/routes/recommender.ts
index 9c3ed0c..13609a9 100644
--- a/services/api/src/routes/recommender.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/routes/recommender.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { type Router as ExpressRouter, Router, Response } from 'express';
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
 import { logger } from '../logger.js';
 import { db } from '../db/index.js';
-import { integrationTokens, tipFeedback, tipViews, tipScores, userPreferences } from '../db/schema.js';
+import { tipFeedback, tipViews, tipScores, userPreferences } from '../db/schema.js';
 import { eq, and, desc } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { requireAuth, AuthenticatedRequest } from '../middleware/session.js';
 import { config } from '../config.js';
@@ -144,17 +144,6 @@ router.post('/recommend', requireAuth, async (req: AuthenticatedRequest, res: Re
   const dayOfWeek = new Date().getDay();
   const { recent_tip: recentTip } = req.body as { recent_tip?: string };
 
-  const anyToken = await db
-    .select({ id: integrationTokens.id })
-    .from(integrationTokens)
-    .where(eq(integrationTokens.userId, req.userId!))
-    .limit(1);
-
-  if (!anyToken.length) {
-    res.status(422).json({ error: 'No integrations connected' });
-    return;
-  }
-
   const signals = await aggregator.fetchAll(req.userId!);
 
   const t0 = Date.now();