diff --git a/core/Tracker/Visit.php b/core/Tracker/Visit.php
index 869434d4cd4..c019a1acf88 100644
--- a/core/Tracker/Visit.php
+++ b/core/Tracker/Visit.php
@@ -631,15 +631,6 @@ private function isVisitNew(Visitor $visitor, Action $action = null)
             return true;
         }
 
-        // if we should create a new visit when the referrer changes, check if referrer changed
-        if ($this->createNewVisitWhenWebsiteReferrerChanges
-            && $visitor->isReferrerInformationDifferent()
-        ) {
-            Common::printDebug("Existing visit detected, but creating new visit because referrer information is different than last action");
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
         return !$visitor->isVisitorKnown();
     }
 }