diff --git a/resources/static/pages/signup.js b/resources/static/pages/signup.js
index 0e327c8d0b0d78c3a2d9a77bae2051a6d032f96a..8c0e5fbe1030200e0169e5879365026746d3fff1 100644
--- a/resources/static/pages/signup.js
+++ b/resources/static/pages/signup.js
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ BrowserID.signUp = (function() {
     }
 
     function primaryAuthComplete(error, result, oncomplete) {
-      // XXX once we get our winchan shit figured out, remove the false &&
-      // below.
-      if(false && error) {
+      if(error) {
         pageHelpers.showFailure(errors.primaryAuthentication, error, oncomplete);
       }
       else {