diff --git a/code/modules/point/point.dm b/code/modules/point/point.dm
index cf860d237e3..a271cd77b93 100644
--- a/code/modules/point/point.dm
+++ b/code/modules/point/point.dm
@@ -104,15 +104,13 @@
 	if(istype(A, /obj/effect/temp_visual/point) || istype(A, /atom/movable/emissive_blocker))
 		return FALSE
 
+	changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_POINT)
+
 	DEFAULT_QUEUE_OR_CALL_VERB(VERB_CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(run_pointed), A))
 
 /// possibly delayed verb that finishes the pointing process starting in [/mob/verb/pointed()].
 /// either called immediately or in the tick after pointed() was called, as per the [DEFAULT_QUEUE_OR_CALL_VERB()] macro
 /mob/proc/run_pointed(atom/A)
-	if(client && !(A in view(client.view, src)))
-		return FALSE
-
-	changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_POINT)
 	if(A.loc in src) // Object is inside a container on the mob. It's not part of the verb's list since it's not in view and requires middle clicking.
 		point_at(A)
 		return TRUE