diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index 20e51a74054f6add08e442f2b20614f0434ec55c..d79666fa6662427e91a56d317fdb2a83e5f0ecf9 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -112,12 +112,7 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 	// Kept for backward-compatibility
 	// Should be fixed to work like "realmo" later
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"mo"))
-	{
-		if (plr->spectator)
-			lua_pushnil(L);
-		else
-			LUA_PushUserdata(L, plr->mo, META_MOBJ);
-	}
+		LUA_PushUserdata(L, plr->mo, META_MOBJ);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"cmd"))
 		LUA_PushUserdata(L, &plr->cmd, META_TICCMD);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"playerstate"))