diff --git a/util/ids/snowflake.go b/util/ids/snowflake.go
index c52546671718a49e9ddcf168e75f926bbc1827c9..73f531acfb8a33a671e4b7f8dfde588ceef0c5e0 100644
--- a/util/ids/snowflake.go
+++ b/util/ids/snowflake.go
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 package ids
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/snowflake"
-	"github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo/common/config"
 )
 
 func GetMachineId() int64 {
 	if val, ok := os.LookupEnv("MACHINE_ID"); ok {
 		if i, err := strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 64); err == nil {
-			if i == 1023 && !config.Runtime.IsImportProcess {
-				panic(errors.New("machine ID 1023 is reserved for use by import process"))
-			}
 			return i
 		}
 	}