diff --git a/apps/api/pages/api/bookings/[id]/_delete.ts b/apps/api/pages/api/bookings/[id]/_delete.ts
index a1cdbc9c3e..d67a9bb4df 100644
--- a/apps/api/pages/api/bookings/[id]/_delete.ts
+++ b/apps/api/pages/api/bookings/[id]/_delete.ts
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ import { schemaQueryIdParseInt } from "~/lib/validations/shared/queryIdTransform
  *               <td>The provided id didn't correspond to any existing booking.</td>
  *             </tr>
  *             <tr>
- *               <td>Cannot cancel past events</td>
- *               <td>The provided id matched an existing booking with a past startDate.</td>
- *             </tr>
- *             <tr>
  *               <td>User not found</td>
  *               <td>The userId did not matched an existing user.</td>
  *             </tr>
diff --git a/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleCancelBooking.ts b/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleCancelBooking.ts
index b4fb989203..de4506270a 100644
--- a/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleCancelBooking.ts
+++ b/packages/features/bookings/lib/handleCancelBooking.ts
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ async function handler(req: CustomRequest) {
     throw new HttpError({ statusCode: 400, message: "Booking not found" });
   }
 
-  if (userId !== bookingToDelete.user?.id && bookingToDelete.startTime < new Date()) {
-    throw new HttpError({ statusCode: 400, message: "Cannot cancel past events" });
-  }
-
   if (!bookingToDelete.userId) {
     throw new HttpError({ statusCode: 400, message: "User not found" });
   }