diff --git a/crawl-ref/docs/changelog.txt b/crawl-ref/docs/changelog.txt
index 724638c1227..d9b1e5fb21b 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/crawl-ref/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ Gods
         destination. Inflicts medium exhaustion.
   - 5*: Apocalypse: Deals very high damage to all monsters in LOS and inflicts
         statuses. Inflicts heavy drain and exhaustion.
-  - Ru's abilities can be used while silenced.
 * All gods now treat followers' kills the same as the player's, for purposes of
   piety gain.
 * Makhleb and Okawaru no longer support corpse sacrifice.
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/ability.cc b/crawl-ref/source/ability.cc
index 1c4bbc4049e..4d27a72bcce 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/ability.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/ability.cc
@@ -1515,8 +1515,7 @@ static bool _check_ability_possible(const ability_def& abil,
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (silenced(you.pos()) && !you_worship(GOD_NEMELEX_XOBEH)
-          && !you_worship(GOD_RU))
+    if (silenced(you.pos()))
     {
         talent tal = get_talent(abil.ability, false);
         if (tal.is_invocation)
@@ -3983,15 +3982,9 @@ vector<ability_type> get_god_abilities(bool include_unusable, bool ignore_piety)
     else if (you.transfer_skill_points > 0)
         abilities.push_back(ABIL_ASHENZARI_END_TRANSFER);
 
-    // Remaining abilities are unusable if under penance, or if silenced if not
-    // Nemelex abilities.
-    if (!include_unusable && (player_under_penance()
-                              || silenced(you.pos())
-                              && !you_worship(GOD_NEMELEX_XOBEH)
-                              && !you_worship(GOD_RU)))
-    {
+    // Remaining abilities are unusable if under penance, or if silenced.
+    if (!include_unusable && (player_under_penance() || silenced(you.pos())))
         return abilities;
-    }
 
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_GOD_ABILITIES; ++i)
     {