diff --git a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
index 899bdddc0..d03cae7e5 100644
--- a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -253,20 +253,13 @@ private extension AppDelegate {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/// Performs background feed refresh. If the device is in low power mode, it will not proceed with the refresh.
+	/// Performs background feed refresh.
 	/// - Parameter task: `BGAppRefreshTask`
 	/// - Warning: As of Xcode 11 beta 2, when triggered from the debugger this doesn't work.
 	func performBackgroundFeedRefresh(with task: BGAppRefreshTask) {
 		
 		scheduleBackgroundFeedRefresh() // schedule next refresh
 		
-		// If the device is in low power mode, return early
-		if ProcessInfo.processInfo.isLowPowerModeEnabled {
-			os_log("Device is in low power mode. Background refresh terminated.", log: self.log, type: .info)
-			task.setTaskCompleted(success: false)
-			return
-		}
-		
 		var startingUnreadCount = 0
 		
 		DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { [unowned self] in
diff --git a/iOS/Settings/SettingsView.swift b/iOS/Settings/SettingsView.swift
index 87e01e8be..bf7eacc1a 100644
--- a/iOS/Settings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/iOS/Settings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct SettingsView : View {
 					}
 				}
 				
-				Section(header: Text("DATABASE"), footer: Text("If your device is in Low Power mode feeds will not be refreshed.").lineLimit(3)) {
+				Section(header: Text("DATABASE")) {
 					Picker(selection: $viewModel.refreshInterval, label: Text("Refresh Interval")) {
 						ForEach(RefreshInterval.allCases.identified(by: \.self)) { interval in
 							Text(interval.description()).tag(interval)