diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java
index 48aa74f3..ab4088e1 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@ package ctbrec.recorder;
 
 import static ctbrec.Model.State.*;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
-import java.security.InvalidKeyException;
-import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -56,21 +52,8 @@ public class OnlineMonitor extends Thread {
                 }
             }
 
-            List<Model> activeRecordings = null;
-            try {
-                activeRecordings = recorder.getCurrentlyRecording();
-            } catch (InvalidKeyException | NoSuchAlgorithmException | IllegalStateException | IOException e1) {
-                activeRecordings = Collections.emptyList();
-            }
-
             // update the currently recorded models
             for (Model model : models) {
-                if(activeRecordings.contains(model)) {
-                    // ctbrec is recording this model, no need to check the online state
-                    EventBusHolder.BUS.post(new ModelIsOnlineEvent(model));
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 try {
                     if(model.isOnline(IGNORE_CACHE)) {
                         EventBusHolder.BUS.post(new ModelIsOnlineEvent(model));