diff --git a/LibreMetaverse/Settings.cs b/LibreMetaverse/Settings.cs
index b225174f..91d5b91b 100644
--- a/LibreMetaverse/Settings.cs
+++ b/LibreMetaverse/Settings.cs
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
         /// server the full object info will automatically be requested</summary>
         public bool ALWAYS_REQUEST_OBJECTS = true;
 
-        /// <summary>Whether to establish connections to HTTP capabilities
-        /// servers for simulators</summary>
-        public bool ENABLE_CAPS = true;
-
         /// <summary>Whether to decode sim stats</summary>
         public bool ENABLE_SIMSTATS = true;
 
diff --git a/LibreMetaverse/Simulator.cs b/LibreMetaverse/Simulator.cs
index 87cbf36d..b0fa57b5 100644
--- a/LibreMetaverse/Simulator.cs
+++ b/LibreMetaverse/Simulator.cs
@@ -690,17 +690,14 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
                 Caps = null;
             }
 
-            if (Client.Settings.ENABLE_CAPS)
+            // Connect to the CAPS system
+            if (seedcaps != null)
             {
-                // Connect to the new CAPS system
-                if (seedcaps != null)
-                {
-                    Caps = new Caps(this, seedcaps);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Logger.Log("Setting up a sim without a valid capabilities server!", Helpers.LogLevel.Error, Client);
-                }
+                Caps = new Caps(this, seedcaps);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Logger.Log("Setting up a sim without a valid capabilities server!", Helpers.LogLevel.Error, Client);
             }
         }