diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 8a7140fb529eb56a89ef3e5a744d11796a875971..9ddc77c6b5c711fef205d5bd50822ac821bfba61 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -3592,11 +3592,6 @@ void linphone_core_play_dtmf(LinphoneCore *lc, char dtmf, int duration_ms){
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// Play DTMF only when in call
-	if (!linphone_core_in_call(lc)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (duration_ms>0)
 		ms_filter_call_method(f, MS_DTMF_GEN_PLAY, &dtmf);
 	else ms_filter_call_method(f, MS_DTMF_GEN_START, &dtmf);