diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/bonga/BongaCamsModel.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/bonga/BongaCamsModel.java
index 003bccb2..839b4068 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/bonga/BongaCamsModel.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/bonga/BongaCamsModel.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public class BongaCamsModel extends AbstractModel {
     private static final String SUCCESS = "success";
     private static final String STATUS = "status";
 
-    private static final Pattern ONLINE_BADGE_REGEX = Pattern.compile("class=\"badge_online\s*\"");
-
     @Setter
     private boolean online = false;
     private final transient List<StreamSource> streamSources = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -51,13 +49,6 @@ public class BongaCamsModel extends AbstractModel {
     @Override
     public boolean isOnline(boolean ignoreCache) throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         if (ignoreCache) {
-            boolean modelIsConnected = basicOnlineCheck();
-            if (!modelIsConnected) {
-                onlineState = OFFLINE;
-                online = false;
-                return false;
-            }
-
             return completeOnlineCheck();
         }
         return online;
@@ -93,25 +84,6 @@ public class BongaCamsModel extends AbstractModel {
         return online;
     }
 
-    private boolean basicOnlineCheck() {
-        try {
-            String url = site.getBaseUrl() + "/profile/" + getName().toLowerCase();
-            Request req = newRequestBuilder().url(url).build();
-            try (Response resp = site.getHttpClient().execute(req)) {
-                if (resp.isSuccessful()) {
-                    String body = Objects.requireNonNull(resp.body(), HTTP_RESPONSE_BODY_IS_NULL).string();
-                    Matcher m = ONLINE_BADGE_REGEX.matcher(body);
-                    return m.find();
-                } else {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            log.warn("Couldn't check if model is connected: {}", e.getLocalizedMessage());
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     public State mapState(String roomState) {
         return switch (roomState) {
             case "private", "fullprivate" -> PRIVATE;