diff --git a/docsite/docs/configuration/clients/listenbrainz.mdx b/docsite/docs/configuration/clients/listenbrainz.mdx
index 247e5e6b..8a983da1 100644
--- a/docsite/docs/configuration/clients/listenbrainz.mdx
+++ b/docsite/docs/configuration/clients/listenbrainz.mdx
@@ -21,18 +21,6 @@ You will need to run your own Listenbrainz server or have an account [on the off
 
 On your [profile page](https://listenbrainz.org/profile/) find your **User Token** to use in the configuration.
 
-:::important[Contact]
-
-It is **strongly recommended** to include `contact` (File/AIO) or `LZ_CONTACT` (ENV) property in your configuration.
-
-This is a [new requirement from Listenbrainz](https://listenbrainz.readthedocs.io/en/latest/users/api/index.html#id5) to help with bot/spam prevention.
-
-**Your traffic to Listenbrainz is more likely to be blocked if this point of contact is not included!**
-
-It is currently optional due to backwards compatibility but will likely become mandatory for Multi-Scrobbler config in the future.
-
-:::
-
 ## Configuration
 
 <Config config="ListenBrainzClientConfig" fileContent={JsonConfig} client ambiguous name="listenbrainz">
diff --git a/docsite/docs/configuration/sources/listenbrainz-source.mdx b/docsite/docs/configuration/sources/listenbrainz-source.mdx
index 8ff0c536..f3d0f80b 100644
--- a/docsite/docs/configuration/sources/listenbrainz-source.mdx
+++ b/docsite/docs/configuration/sources/listenbrainz-source.mdx
@@ -24,19 +24,6 @@ You will need to run your own Listenbrainz server or have an account [on the off
 
 On your [profile page](https://listenbrainz.org/profile/) find your **User Token** to use in the configuration.
 
-:::important[Contact]
-
-It is **strongly recommended** to include `contact` (File/AIO) or `SOURCE_LZ_CONTACT` (ENV) property in your configuration.
-
-This is a [new requirement from Listenbrainz](https://listenbrainz.readthedocs.io/en/latest/users/api/index.html#id5) to help with bot/spam prevention.
-
-**Your traffic to Listenbrainz is more likely to be blocked if this point of contact is not included!**
-
-It is currently optional due to backwards compatibility but will likely become mandatory for Multi-Scrobbler config in the future.
-
-:::
-
-
 ## Configuration
 
 <Config config="ListenBrainzSourceConfig" fileContent={ListenbrainzConfig} configureAs ambiguous name="listenbrainz">
diff --git a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/listenbrainz.ts b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/listenbrainz.ts
index 6f90f7e2..33b02632 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/listenbrainz.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/listenbrainz.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const listenBrainzDataSchema = z.object({
      * 
     */
     contact: z.string().optional().meta({
-        description: 'A website or email Listenbrainz can contact you at in case of issues. **This will become a required property in the future.**',
+        description: '(If running a forked version of multi-scrobbler) A website or email Listenbrainz can contact you at in case of issues',
         examples: ['contact@mydomain.com']
     })
 });
diff --git a/src/backend/common/vendor/ListenbrainzApiClient.ts b/src/backend/common/vendor/ListenbrainzApiClient.ts
index e6a8c760..52200b84 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/vendor/ListenbrainzApiClient.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/vendor/ListenbrainzApiClient.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class ListenbrainzApiClient extends AbstractApiClient implements Pageless
             url = 'https://api.listenbrainz.org/'
         } = config;
         let cleanUrl = url;
-        this.userAgent = `multi-scrobbler/${getRoot().items.version}${config.contact !== undefined ? ` (${config.contact})` : ''}`
+        this.userAgent = `multi-scrobbler/${getRoot().items.version} (${config.contact ?? 'contact@multi-scrobbler.app'})`
         const pathedUrl = normalizeListenbrainzUrl(cleanUrl);
         if(pathedUrl !== undefined) {
             this.logger.verbose(`LZ Server URL contained /1/, removing this because MS adds it automatically`);
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts
index eded8795..29d1e130 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts
@@ -40,15 +40,11 @@ export default class ListenbrainzScrobbler extends AbstractScrobbleClient {
         const {
             data: {
                 token,
-                contact,
             } = {}
         } = this.config;
         if (token === undefined) {
             throw new Error('Must provide a User Token');
         }
-        if(contact === undefined) {
-            this.logger.warn(`The 'contact' property is missing from your configuration! This is a STRONGLY recommended field that will become mandatory in the future. Listenbrainz is more likely to block your traffic when no contact is provided.`);
-        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/sources/ListenbrainzSource.ts b/src/backend/sources/ListenbrainzSource.ts
index 93296749..1501f3ed 100644
--- a/src/backend/sources/ListenbrainzSource.ts
+++ b/src/backend/sources/ListenbrainzSource.ts
@@ -54,15 +54,11 @@ export default class ListenbrainzSource extends MemorySource {
         const {
             data: {
                 token,
-                contact,
             } = {}
         } = this.config;
         if (token === undefined) {
             throw new Error('Must provide a User Token');
         }
-        if(contact === undefined) {
-            this.logger.warn(`The 'contact' property is missing from your configuration! This is a STRONGLY recommended field that will become mandatory in the future. Listenbrainz is more likely to block your traffic when no contact is provided.`);
-        }
         return true;
     }