diff --git a/src/battle_ai_util.c b/src/battle_ai_util.c
index fef6e6c6ff..0c3bf717a9 100644
--- a/src/battle_ai_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_ai_util.c
@@ -2606,7 +2606,6 @@ bool32 AI_CanSleep(u8 battler, u16 ability)
 bool32 AI_CanPutToSleep(u8 battlerAtk, u8 battlerDef, u16 defAbility, u16 move, u16 partnerMove)
 {
     if (!AI_CanSleep(battlerDef, defAbility)
-      || AI_GetMoveEffectiveness(move, battlerAtk, battlerDef) == AI_EFFECTIVENESS_x0
       || DoesSubstituteBlockMove(battlerAtk, battlerDef, move)
       || PartnerMoveEffectIsStatusSameTarget(BATTLE_PARTNER(battlerAtk), battlerDef, partnerMove))   // shouldn't try to sleep mon that partner is trying to make sleep
         return FALSE;