diff --git a/src/world/World.php b/src/world/World.php
index 8c8ba82c8..391c1fe24 100644
--- a/src/world/World.php
+++ b/src/world/World.php
@@ -973,11 +973,6 @@ class World implements ChunkManager{
 			}
 
 			$block = $this->getBlockAt($x, $y, $z);
-			$replacement = $block->readStateFromWorld(); //for blocks like fences, force recalculation of connected AABBs
-			if($replacement !== $block){
-				$replacement->position($this, $x, $y, $z);
-				$block = $replacement;
-			}
 
 			if(BlockUpdateEvent::hasHandlers()){
 				$ev = new BlockUpdateEvent($block);