diff --git a/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py b/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py
index 31b50ccb6..78d16e1a5 100644
--- a/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py
+++ b/khal/khalendar/khalendar.py
@@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ def delete_instance(self,
         if self._calendars[calendar]['readonly']:
             raise ReadOnlyCalendarError()
         event = self.get_event(href, calendar)
-        if etag and etag != event.etag:
-            raise EtagMissmatch()
-
         event.delete_instance(rec_id)
         self.update(event)
         return event
diff --git a/khal/khalendar/vdir.py b/khal/khalendar/vdir.py
index b442d5d32..7ffa7d3fb 100644
--- a/khal/khalendar/vdir.py
+++ b/khal/khalendar/vdir.py
@@ -243,9 +243,6 @@ def update(self, href: str, item: SupportsRaw, etag: str) -> str:
         fpath = self._get_filepath(href)
         if not os.path.exists(fpath):
             raise NotFoundError(item.uid)
-        actual_etag = get_etag_from_file(fpath)
-        if etag != actual_etag:
-            raise WrongEtagError(etag, actual_etag)
 
         if not isinstance(item.raw, str):
             raise TypeError('item.raw must be a unicode string.')