diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index 41a7d6f1819778ac9dfb23c616726281a05de035..9deda1fe42a53381e595e5908d5c42828c6ca669 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -796,14 +796,12 @@ class RosterWindow:
 			join_gc_menuitem.set_sensitive(True)
 			add_new_contact_menuitem.set_sensitive(True)
 			service_disco_menuitem.set_sensitive(True)
-			show_offline_contacts_menuitem.set_sensitive(True)
 		else:
 			# make the menuitems insensitive
 			new_message_menuitem.set_sensitive(False)
 			join_gc_menuitem.set_sensitive(False)
 			add_new_contact_menuitem.set_sensitive(False)
 			service_disco_menuitem.set_sensitive(False)
-			show_offline_contacts_menuitem.set_sensitive(False)
 
 		self.actions_menu_needs_rebuild = False