diff --git a/irc/nickname.go b/irc/nickname.go
index 1adf0f55..d9b9d316 100644
--- a/irc/nickname.go
+++ b/irc/nickname.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 var (
 	restrictedNicknames = []string{
 		"=scene=",  // used for rp commands
-		"HistServ", // used to play back JOIN, PART, etc. to legacy clients
 	}
 
 	restrictedCasefoldedNicks = make(map[string]bool)