diff --git a/src/event_object_movement.c b/src/event_object_movement.c
index aba39dd9d9..1184c27ec4 100644
--- a/src/event_object_movement.c
+++ b/src/event_object_movement.c
@@ -2783,8 +2783,7 @@ void RemoveObjectEventsOutsideView(void)
             // Followers should not go OOB, or their sprites may be freed early during a cross-map scripting event,
             // such as Wally's Ralts catch sequence
             if (objectEvent->active && !objectEvent->isPlayer && objectEvent->localId != OBJ_EVENT_ID_FOLLOWER
-             && (PlayerHasFollowerNPC() && i != GetFollowerNPCObjectId())
-             )
+             && objectEvent->localId != OBJ_EVENT_ID_NPC_FOLLOWER)
                 RemoveObjectEventIfOutsideView(objectEvent);
         }
     }