diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
index 4696bb03a..76b56f627 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
@@ -811,8 +811,6 @@ static char *rewrite_non_international(struct bsc_nat *nat, void *ctx, const cha
 		return NULL;
 	if (called->type == 1)
 		return NULL;
-	if (strncmp(called->number, "00", 2) == 0)
-		return NULL;
 
 	/* need to find a replacement and then fix it */
 	llist_for_each_entry(entry, &nat->num_rewr->entry, list) {