diff --git a/wallets/blink/client.js b/wallets/blink/client.js
index c24c186f..0f2e6d01 100644
--- a/wallets/blink/client.js
+++ b/wallets/blink/client.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ export * from 'wallets/blink'
 
 export async function testSendPayment ({ apiKey, currency }, { logger }) {
   logger.info('trying to fetch ' + currency + ' wallet')
-  const strict = false
   const scopes = await getScopes(apiKey)
   if (!scopes.includes(SCOPE_READ)) {
     throw new Error('missing READ scope')
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ export async function testSendPayment ({ apiKey, currency }, { logger }) {
   if (!scopes.includes(SCOPE_WRITE)) {
     throw new Error('missing WRITE scope')
   }
-  if (strict && scopes.includes(SCOPE_RECEIVE)) {
+  if (scopes.includes(SCOPE_RECEIVE)) {
     throw new Error('RECEIVE scope must not be present')
   }
 
diff --git a/wallets/blink/server.js b/wallets/blink/server.js
index 96c9967f..f21f9297 100644
--- a/wallets/blink/server.js
+++ b/wallets/blink/server.js
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ import { msatsToSats } from '@/lib/format'
 export * from 'wallets/blink'
 
 export async function testCreateInvoice ({ apiKeyRecv, currencyRecv }) {
-  const strict = true
   const scopes = await getScopes(apiKeyRecv)
   if (!scopes.includes(SCOPE_READ)) {
     throw new Error('missing READ scope')
   }
-  if (strict && scopes.includes(SCOPE_WRITE)) {
+  if (scopes.includes(SCOPE_WRITE)) {
     throw new Error('WRITE scope must not be present')
   }
   if (!scopes.includes(SCOPE_RECEIVE)) {