diff --git a/engine/common/common.c b/engine/common/common.c
index c349e5b4e..471892008 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.c
+++ b/engine/common/common.c
@@ -3017,14 +3017,14 @@ void Info_SetValueForStarKey (char *s, const char *key, const char *value, int m
 		c = (unsigned char)*v++;
 #ifndef SERVERONLY
 		// client only allows highbits on name
-		if (stricmp(key, "name") != 0) {
-			c &= 127;
-			if (c < 32 || c > 127)
-				continue;
-			// auto lowercase team
-			if (stricmp(key, "team") == 0)
-				c = tolower(c);
-		}
+//		if (stricmp(key, "name") != 0) {
+//			c &= 127;
+//			if (c < 32 || c > 127)
+//				continue;
+//			// auto lowercase team
+//			if (stricmp(key, "team") == 0)
+//				c = tolower(c);
+//		}
 #else
 		if (!sv_highchars.value) {
 			c &= 127;