diff --git a/apps/agent/src/controller-session.ts b/apps/agent/src/controller-session.ts
index c1b45b9d..9948d00e 100644
--- a/apps/agent/src/controller-session.ts
+++ b/apps/agent/src/controller-session.ts
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ export const createControllerSession = (ws: WebSocket): ControllerSession => {
 			});
 		},
 		onMessage: (data) => {
-			if (typeof data !== "string") {
-				logger.warn("Agent received a non-text message");
-				return;
-			}
-
 			void Effect.runPromise(offerInbound(data as ControllerWireMessage)).catch((error) => {
 				logger.error(`Failed to queue inbound message: ${toMessage(error)}`);
 			});