diff --git a/src/active.h b/src/active.h
index 779d89fb56d04d28527d9c2d516114c5e0a5a58a..ae2c2423907f2e94b2e5073307efff5e228f21f9 100644
--- a/src/active.h
+++ b/src/active.h
@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static int cell_is_active_hydro(
 __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static int cell_is_rt_active(
     struct cell *c, const struct engine *e) {
 
-  if (!(e->policy & engine_policy_rt)) return 0;
-
 #ifdef SWIFT_DEBUG_CHECKS
   if (c->rt.ti_rt_end_min < e->ti_current_subcycle) {
     error(