diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/AbstractMedia.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/AbstractMedia.java
index d4b6cbb2e..1b9fd0a1a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/AbstractMedia.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/AbstractMedia.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: AbstractMedia.java,v 1.5 2002/11/20 05:32:51 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: AbstractMedia.java,v 1.6 2002/12/12 23:54:59 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media;
 
@@ -205,13 +205,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMedia
     {
         if (_observers == null) {
             _observers = new ObserverList(ObserverList.FAST_UNSAFE_NOTIFY);
-
-        } else if (_observers.contains(obs)) {
-            Log.info("Attempt to observe media already observing " + 
-                     "[media=" + this + ", obs=" + obs + "].");
-            return;
         }
-
         _observers.add(obs);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java
index 71d4650ec..92067b87f 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Client.java,v 1.34 2002/10/31 18:44:34 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Client.java,v 1.35 2002/12/12 23:56:10 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.client;
 
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ public class Client
     public void addClientObserver (SessionObserver observer)
     {
         synchronized (_observers) {
-            // disallow multiple instances of the same observer
-            if (!_observers.contains(observer)) {
-                _observers.add(observer);
-            }
+            _observers.add(observer);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ConnectionManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ConnectionManager.java
index da8d7bc97..2dc0e6be9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ConnectionManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ConnectionManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ConnectionManager.java,v 1.27 2002/12/07 22:33:04 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ConnectionManager.java,v 1.28 2002/12/12 23:56:36 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.server.net;
 
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ public class ConnectionManager extends LoopingThread
     public void addConnectionObserver (ConnectionObserver observer)
     {
         synchronized (_observers) {
-            if (!_observers.contains(observer)) {
-                _observers.add(observer);
-            }
+            _observers.add(observer);
         }
     }