diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/auth/oauth/OAuthRealm.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/auth/oauth/OAuthRealm.java
index 0297dd4..c07b4c8 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/auth/oauth/OAuthRealm.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/auth/oauth/OAuthRealm.java
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@
    *
    * {@link AccountManager} calls this method without password
    * if authenticity of the user has already been established.
-   * In that case the {@link AuthRequest} is supposed to contain
-   * a resolved email address and we can skip the authentication
-   * request to the {@code OAuthLoginService}.
+   * In that case we can skip the authentication request to the
+   * {@code OAuthLoginService}.
    *
    * @param who the authentication request.
    *
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@
    */
   @Override
   public AuthRequest authenticate(AuthRequest who) throws AccountException {
-    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(who.getPassword()) &&
-        !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(who.getEmailAddress())) {
+    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(who.getPassword())) {
       return who;
     }