diff --git a/src/data/moves/move.ts b/src/data/moves/move.ts
index 95c821a7ad8..74479fd3892 100644
--- a/src/data/moves/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/moves/move.ts
@@ -2761,11 +2761,6 @@ export class StealEatBerryAttr extends EatBerryAttr {
    * @returns `true` if the function succeeds
    */
   apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, args: any[]): boolean {
-    // Stealing fails against substitute
-    if (move.hitsSubstitute(user, target)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
     // check for abilities that block item theft
     const cancelled = new BooleanHolder(false);
     applyAbAttrs(BlockItemTheftAbAttr, target, cancelled);