diff --git a/src/django_cognito_jwt/validator.py b/src/django_cognito_jwt/validator.py
index c25d3f3..69f7911 100644
--- a/src/django_cognito_jwt/validator.py
+++ b/src/django_cognito_jwt/validator.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def validate(self, token):
             jwt_data = jwt.decode(
                 token,
                 public_key,
-                audience=self.audience,
+                # audience=self.audience,
                 issuer=self.pool_url,
                 algorithms=["RS256"],
             )