diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index 438a95682..dbbcd8a16 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ sub convert_blacklist() {
 	if ( supplied $level ) {
 	    $target = 'blacklog';
 	} elsif ( $audit ) {
-	    require_capability 'AUDIT_TARGET', "BLACKLIST_DISPOSITION=$disposition", 's';
 	    $target = verify_audit( $disposition );
 	}