# must fail: union_OF_record_fallback
# a WAI1 lists a capability SPEC §4 never dispatches (codecs::element_of)
diff --git a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs
index 530ae822..ff531eb8 100644
--- a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs
+++ b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ pub fn element_of(head: &Head) -> Result<Element, CodecsError> {
             let m = head.manifest_v1().map_err(bad)?;
             let mut alts: Vec<Alt> = Vec::new();
             for c in [Some(m.model_requirement.capability.as_str()), m.model_requirement.fallback.as_deref()].into_iter().flatten() {
-                if is_dispatchable(c) && !alts.iter().any(|a| a.cap == short(c)) {
+                if !alts.iter().any(|a| a.cap == short(c)) {
                     alts.push(Alt { cap: short(c), plus: Vec::new() });
                 }
             }