diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
index ed74af740..80d00d9bd 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         }
     }
 
-    public function setAutorefreshInterval($interval, $bypassUserPreferences = false)
+    public function setAutorefreshInterval($interval)
     {
         if (! is_int($interval) || $interval < 1) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
@@ -349,13 +349,10 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             );
         }
 
-        if (! $bypassUserPreferences) {
-            $user = $this->getRequest()->getUser();
-
-            if ($user !== null) {
-                $speed = (float) $user->getPreferences()->getValue('icingaweb', 'auto_refresh_speed', 1.0);
-                $interval = max(round($interval * $speed), min($interval, 5));
-            }
+        $user = $this->getRequest()->getUser();
+        if ($user !== null) {
+            $speed = (float) $user->getPreferences()->getValue('icingaweb', 'auto_refresh_speed', 1.0);
+            $interval = max(round($interval * $speed), min($interval, 5));
         }
 
         $this->autorefreshInterval = $interval;