diff --git a/mycroft/client/text/text_client.py b/mycroft/client/text/text_client.py
index efacde029e..de1c588138 100644
--- a/mycroft/client/text/text_client.py
+++ b/mycroft/client/text/text_client.py
@@ -416,11 +416,6 @@ def rebuild_filtered_log():
 
 def handle_speak(event):
     global chat
-    # if the message is targeted and cli is not the target ignore utterance
-    if (event.context and 'destination' in event.context and
-            event.context['destination'] and
-            'cli' not in event.context['destination']):
-        return
     utterance = event.data.get('utterance')
     utterance = TTS.remove_ssml(utterance)
     if bSimple:
@@ -434,11 +429,6 @@ def handle_utterance(event):
     global chat
     global history
     utterance = event.data.get('utterances')[0]
-    # if the message is targeted and cli is not the target ignore utterance
-    if (event.context and 'destination' in event.context and
-            event.context['destination'] and
-            'cli' not in event.context['destination']):
-        return
     history.append(utterance)
     chat.append(utterance)
     set_screen_dirty()