diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
index 2bd57402faa..f2e7efb79ce 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
@@ -684,8 +684,6 @@
 	//overriding this because we don't care about other items on the wall, but still need to do adjacent checks
 	if(!on_wall || !user)
 		return
-	if(proximity_flag != 1) //if we aren't next to the wall
-		return
 	if(!(get_dir(on_wall, user) in GLOB.cardinal))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You need to be standing next to a wall to place \the [src].</span>")
 		return