diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 67910e53a..09b3f2c40 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -1184,9 +1184,7 @@ void Server::setTimeOfDay(u32 time)
 
 void Server::onMapEditEvent(MapEditEvent *event)
 {
-	if(m_ignore_map_edit_events)
-		return;
-	if(m_ignore_map_edit_events_area.contains(event->getArea()))
+	if (m_ignore_map_edit_events_area.contains(event->getArea()))
 		return;
 	MapEditEvent *e = event->clone();
 	m_unsent_map_edit_queue.push(e);
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 02c69e491..c51686650 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -622,12 +622,6 @@ private:
 		This is behind m_env_mutex
 	*/
 	std::queue<MapEditEvent*> m_unsent_map_edit_queue;
-	/*
-		Set to true when the server itself is modifying the map and does
-		all sending of information by itself.
-		This is behind m_env_mutex
-	*/
-	bool m_ignore_map_edit_events = false;
 	/*
 		If a non-empty area, map edit events contained within are left
 		unsent. Done at map generation time to speed up editing of the