diff --git a/api/extra.go b/api/extra.go
index db1013554..e32ed2320 100644
--- a/api/extra.go
+++ b/api/extra.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/did"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
 	arc "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/arc/v2"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 var log = logging.Logger("api")
 
-func ResolveDidToHandle(ctx context.Context, xrpcc *xrpc.Client, res did.Resolver, hr HandleResolver, udid string) (string, string, error) {
+func ResolveDidToHandle(ctx context.Context, res did.Resolver, hr HandleResolver, udid string) (string, string, error) {
 	ctx, span := otel.Tracer("gosky").Start(ctx, "resolveDidToHandle")
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -56,10 +55,6 @@ func ResolveDidToHandle(ctx context.Context, xrpcc *xrpc.Client, res did.Resolve
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("users did document has no pds service set")
 	}
 
-	if xrpcc.Host != "*" && svc.ServiceEndpoint != xrpcc.Host {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("our XRPC client is authed for a different pds (%s != %s)", svc.ServiceEndpoint, xrpcc.Host)
-	}
-
 	verdid, err := hr.ResolveHandleToDid(ctx, handle)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/admin.go b/cmd/gosky/admin.go
index c44575c28..a1a5458cc 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/admin.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var checkUserCmd = &cli.Command{
 				if fa == "admin" {
 					invby = fa
 				} else {
-					handle, _, err := api.ResolveDidToHandle(ctx, xrpcc, plcc, phr, fa)
+					handle, _, err := api.ResolveDidToHandle(ctx, plcc, phr, fa)
 					if err != nil {
 						fmt.Println("ERROR: failed to resolve inviter: ", err)
 						handle = fa
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/did.go b/cmd/gosky/did.go
index 7794ebad8..bf8fe9212 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/did.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/did.go
@@ -37,13 +37,8 @@ var didGetCmd = &cli.Command{
 		did := cctx.Args().First()
 
 		if cctx.Bool("handle") {
-			xrpcc, err := cliutil.GetXrpcClient(cctx, false)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			phr := &api.ProdHandleResolver{}
-			h, _, err := api.ResolveDidToHandle(context.TODO(), xrpcc, s, phr, did)
+			h, _, err := api.ResolveDidToHandle(context.TODO(), s, phr, did)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/main.go b/cmd/gosky/main.go
index fd572282b..4dbfefead 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/repo"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ var readRepoStreamCmd = &cli.Command{
 				}
 			}
 
-			h, _, err := api.ResolveDidToHandle(ctx, &xrpc.Client{Host: "*"}, didr, hr, did)
+			h, _, err := api.ResolveDidToHandle(ctx, didr, hr, did)
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", err
 			}