diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index d3b27d7be..e7d002e1d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ MissingExperimentalFeature::MissingExperimentalFeature(std::string feature)
 
 void Settings::requireExperimentalFeature(const std::string & name)
 {
-    if (!isExperimentalFeatureEnabled(name))
-        throw MissingExperimentalFeature(name);
+    return;
 }
 
 bool Settings::isWSL1()