diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/limb_reattach.dm b/code/modules/surgery/limb_reattach.dm
index 0d10b535c3..ea5fb32091 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/limb_reattach.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/limb_reattach.dm
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 		else if((P.robotic >= ORGAN_ROBOT) && (E.robotic < ORGAN_ROBOT))
 			user << "<span class='warning'>Attaching [E] to [P] wouldn't work well.</span>"
 			return 0
-		else if(P.children.len)
-			user << "<span class='warning'>Something is in the way! You can't attach [E] here!</span>"
-			return 0
 		else
 			return 1