diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index c1c336af1..48cb80334 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
                 form.set_error(errors.QUOTA_FILLED, None)
                 return
 
-        if not c.user.gold or not request.POST.get('sendreplies'):
+        if not request.POST.get('sendreplies'):
             sendreplies = kind == 'self'
 
         # get rid of extraneous whitespace in the title
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html
index f121a653c..443f487bb 100755
--- a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.html
@@ -116,17 +116,14 @@ ${thing.formtabs_menu}
     </div>
 </div>
 
-%if c.user.gold:
-  <div class="spacer">
-    <%utils:round_field title="${_('options')}" css_class="gold-accent">
-      <input class="nomargin" type="checkbox" checked="checked" name="sendreplies" id="sendreplies" data-send-checked="true"/>
-      <label for="sendreplies">
-        ${_("send replies to my inbox")}
-      </label>
-      &#32;<span class="little gray">(${_("beta")})</span>
-    </%utils:round_field>
-  </div>
-%endif
+<div class="spacer">
+  <%utils:round_field title="${_('options')}">
+    <input class="nomargin" type="checkbox" checked="checked" name="sendreplies" id="sendreplies" data-send-checked="true"/>
+    <label for="sendreplies">
+      ${_("send replies to my inbox")}
+    </label>
+  </%utils:round_field>
+</div>
 
 ${thing.captcha}