diff --git a/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/mantle/MantleWriter.java b/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/mantle/MantleWriter.java
index bb94e272f..0a88389d7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/mantle/MantleWriter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/mantle/MantleWriter.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class MantleWriter implements ObjectPassPlacer, AutoCloseable {
         synchronized (chunk) {
             Matter matter = chunk.getOrCreate(y >> 4);
             if ((t instanceof NativeBlockState || t instanceof MatterCavern)
-                    && (hasProtectedHydrology(matter, x, y, z) || protectsSubterrainPlacement(x, y, z))) {
+                    && hasProtectedHydrology(matter, x, y, z)) {
                 return;
             }
             if (t instanceof NativeBlockState) {