diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs
index 2fc1431702..1ca0a378bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Spectator
 
         public void EndPlaying()
         {
-            if (!isPlaying)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot invoke {nameof(EndPlaying)} when not playing");
-
             isPlaying = false;
 
             if (!isConnected) return;