diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
index f1e79d801..b0e06acdf 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ZoneProvider.java,v 1.6 2002/04/15 16:28:05 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: ZoneProvider.java,v 1.7 2002/05/03 00:00:17 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.zone.server;
 
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ public class ZoneProvider
             return;
         }
 
-        // make sure they're not already in that zone
-        if (((ZonedBodyObject)source).getZoneId() == zoneId) {
-            sendResponse(source, invid, MOVE_FAILED_RESPONSE, ALREADY_THERE);
-            return;
-        }
-
         // avoid cluttering up the method declaration with final keywords
         final BodyObject fsource = source;
         final int finvid = invid;