diff --git a/ircd/chmode.c b/ircd/chmode.c
index d6d9141a..41fe1c71 100644
--- a/ircd/chmode.c
+++ b/ircd/chmode.c
@@ -249,9 +249,7 @@ add_id(struct Client *source_p, struct Channel *chptr, const char *banid, const
 	char *realban = LOCAL_COPY(banid);
 	rb_dlink_node *ptr;
 
-	/* dont let local clients overflow the banlist, or set redundant
-	 * bans
-	 */
+	/* dont let local clients overflow the banlist */
 	if(MyClient(source_p))
 	{
 		if((rb_dlink_list_length(&chptr->banlist) + rb_dlink_list_length(&chptr->exceptlist) + rb_dlink_list_length(&chptr->invexlist) + rb_dlink_list_length(&chptr->quietlist)) >= (unsigned long)((chptr->mode.mode & MODE_EXLIMIT) ? ConfigChannel.max_bans_large : ConfigChannel.max_bans))
@@ -260,26 +258,16 @@ add_id(struct Client *source_p, struct Channel *chptr, const char *banid, const
 				   me.name, source_p->name, chptr->chname, realban);
 			return false;
 		}
-
-		RB_DLINK_FOREACH(ptr, list->head)
-		{
-			actualBan = ptr->data;
-			if(mask_match(actualBan->banstr, realban))
-				return false;
-		}
 	}
-	/* dont let remotes set duplicates */
-	else
+
+	/* don't let anyone set duplicate bans */
+	RB_DLINK_FOREACH(ptr, list->head)
 	{
-		RB_DLINK_FOREACH(ptr, list->head)
-		{
-			actualBan = ptr->data;
-			if(!irccmp(actualBan->banstr, realban))
-				return false;
-		}
+		actualBan = ptr->data;
+		if(!irccmp(actualBan->banstr, realban))
+			return false;
 	}
 
-
 	if(IsPerson(source_p))
 		sprintf(who, "%s!%s@%s", source_p->name, source_p->username, source_p->host);
 	else