diff --git a/spnego/negotiationToken.go b/spnego/negotiationToken.go
index 4a80f359..34d305f3 100644
--- a/spnego/negotiationToken.go
+++ b/spnego/negotiationToken.go
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ func (n *NegTokenInit) Verify() (bool, gssapi.Status) {
 			return false, gssapi.Status{Code: gssapi.StatusDefectiveToken, Message: "MechToken is not a KRB5 token as expected"}
 		}
 	}
-	// RFC4178 states that the initial negotiation message can optionally contain the initial mechanism token for the preferred mechanism of the client.
-	if !mt.OID.Equal(n.MechTypes[0]) {
-		return false, gssapi.Status{Code: gssapi.StatusDefectiveToken, Message: "OID of MechToken does not match the first in the MechTypeList"}
-	}
 	// Verify the mechtoken
 	return n.mechToken.Verify()
 }