diff --git a/src/p_map.c b/src/p_map.c
index 088d5520881b8818ce09cb415224d4d3d8e957ec..57883b4481b09a5d1f63cfc18ca0f1b610fc35df 100644
--- a/src/p_map.c
+++ b/src/p_map.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,6 @@ static unsigned PIT_DoCheckThing(mobj_t *thing)
 		if ((thing->flags & MF_PUSHABLE) // not carrying a player
 			&& (tmthing->player->powers[pw_carry] == CR_NONE) // player is not already riding something
 			&& !(tmthing->player->powers[pw_ignorelatch] & (1<<15))
-			&& ((tmthing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) == (thing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) || tmthing->player->powers[pw_gravityboots])
 			&& (P_MobjFlip(tmthing)*tmthing->momz <= 0)
 			&& ((!(tmthing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) && abs(thing->z + thing->height - tmthing->z) < (thing->height>>2))
 				|| (tmthing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP && abs(tmthing->z + tmthing->height - thing->z) < (thing->height>>2))))