diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 67920d68..b57b8694 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -259,11 +259,7 @@ function App() {
               
               if (account && account.type === 'nostr-connect') {
                 const nostrConnectAccount = account as Accounts.NostrConnectAccount<unknown>
-                // Sanity check: remote (bunker) pubkey must not equal our pubkey
-                if (nostrConnectAccount.signer.remote === nostrConnectAccount.pubkey) {
-                  console.warn('[bunker] ❌ Invalid bunker state: remote pubkey equals user pubkey. Please reconnect using a fresh bunker URI from Amber.')
-                  try { showToast?.('Reconnect bunker from Amber: invalid remote pubkey detected') } catch {}
-                }
+                // Note: Amber may use the user's pubkey as both p-tag target and remote id; don't block on equality
                 
                 // Skip if we've already reconnected this account
                 if (reconnectedAccounts.has(account.id)) {
diff --git a/src/components/LoginOptions.tsx b/src/components/LoginOptions.tsx
index 4e846a45..23bef299 100644
--- a/src/components/LoginOptions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LoginOptions.tsx
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ const LoginOptions: React.FC = () => {
       // Get pubkey from signer
       const pubkey = await signer.getPublicKey()
       
-      // Validate: remote (Amber) pubkey must not equal user pubkey
-      if ((signer as any).remote === pubkey) {
-        console.error('[bunker] Invalid bunker URI: remote pubkey equals user pubkey')
-        setError('Invalid bunker URI (remote equals your pubkey). Generate a fresh Connect link in Amber and try again.')
-        return
-      }
+      // Note: Some signers may mirror user pubkey in remote field; not a hard error
       
       // Create account from signer
       const account = new Accounts.NostrConnectAccount(pubkey, signer)