diff --git a/mxqd_control.c b/mxqd_control.c
index d51ffeb..7a00b12 100644
--- a/mxqd_control.c
+++ b/mxqd_control.c
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ static int server_is_qualified(struct mxq_server *server, struct mxq_group *grou
             return 0;   // evaluated to false
     }
     if (*server->daemon.prerequisites != 0) {
-        if (*group->tags == 0) {
-            return 0;
-        }
         _mx_cleanup_(keywordset_free_byref) struct keywordset *kws =  keywordset_new(group->tags);
         struct parser_context parser_context = {
             .input = server->daemon.prerequisites,