diff --git a/protocol/communities/manager.go b/protocol/communities/manager.go
index dcc637740..e3b56e102 100644
--- a/protocol/communities/manager.go
+++ b/protocol/communities/manager.go
@@ -1227,14 +1227,6 @@ func (m *Manager) AcceptRequestToJoin(request *requests.AcceptRequestToJoinCommu
 		}
 
 		if !hasPermission {
-			pk, err := common.HexToPubkey(dbRequest.PublicKey)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			err = m.markRequestToJoinAsCanceled(pk, community)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
 			return community, ErrNoPermissionToJoin
 		}
 
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index dd3f9e281..a44a02ae3 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -732,22 +732,10 @@ func (m *Messenger) AcceptRequestToJoinCommunity(request *requests.AcceptRequest
 	}
 
 	community, err := m.communitiesManager.AcceptRequestToJoin(request)
-	if err != nil && err != communities.ErrNoPermissionToJoin {
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err == communities.ErrNoPermissionToJoin {
-		cancel := &requests.DeclineRequestToJoinCommunity{
-			ID: requestToJoin.ID,
-		}
-		response, err := m.DeclineRequestToJoinCommunity(cancel)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		response.AddCommunity(community)
-		return response, nil
-	}
-
 	pk, err := common.HexToPubkey(requestToJoin.PublicKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err