diff --git "a/src/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members.ts" "b/src/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members.ts"
index 657f406..69eb5bb 100644
--- "a/src/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members.ts"
+++ "b/src/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members.ts"
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@
 	const perms = await getPermission(member_id, guild_id);
 	perms.hasThrow("CHANGE_NICKNAME");
 
-	const member = await MemberModel.findOne({ id: req.user_id }).exec();
-	if (!member) throw new HTTPError("Member not found", 404);
-
 	await changeNickname(member_id, guild_id, req.body.nickname);
 	res.status(204);
 });