diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
index 96a4884e06b..fdbf5283c4d 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@
 				continue
 			L |= A
 
-		if(isobj(A) || ismob(A))
-			L = recursive_mob_check(A, L, recursion_limit - 1, client_check, sight_check, include_radio)
+		L = recursive_mob_check(A, L, recursion_limit - 1, client_check, sight_check, include_radio)
+
 	return L
 
 // The old system would loop through lists for a total of 5000 per function call, in an empty server.
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@
 		else if(istype(A, /obj/item/device/radio))
 			hear += A
 
-		if(isobj(A) || ismob(A))
-			hear = recursive_mob_check(A, hear, 3, 1, 0, 1)
+		hear = recursive_mob_check(A, hear, 3, 1, 0, 1)
 
 	return hear