diff --git a/src/event_object_movement.c b/src/event_object_movement.c
index a91bb04b25..84f810e95a 100644
--- a/src/event_object_movement.c
+++ b/src/event_object_movement.c
@@ -2055,19 +2055,7 @@ static u32 LoadDynamicFollowerPalette(u32 species, bool32 shiny, bool32 female)
                 spritePalette.data = gSpeciesInfo[species].overworldPalette;
         }
 
-        // Check if pal data must be decompressed
-        if (IsLZ77Data(spritePalette.data, PLTT_SIZE_4BPP, PLTT_SIZE_4BPP))
-        {
-            struct SpritePalette compSpritePalette;
-
-            compSpritePalette.data = (const void *) spritePalette.data;
-            compSpritePalette.tag = spritePalette.tag;
-            paletteNum = LoadSpritePalette(&compSpritePalette);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            paletteNum = LoadSpritePalette(&spritePalette);
-        }
+        paletteNum = LoadSpritePalette(&spritePalette);
     }
     else
 #endif //OW_POKEMON_OBJECT_EVENTS == TRUE && OW_PKMN_OBJECTS_SHARE_PALETTES == FALSE