diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
index 5930ae504..929b080e7 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
@@ -999,8 +999,7 @@ class Level implements ChunkManager, Metadatable{
 		foreach($this->chunkTickList as $index => $loaders){
 			Level::getXZ($index, $chunkX, $chunkZ);
 
-
-			if(!isset($this->chunks[$index]) or ($chunk = $this->getChunk($chunkX, $chunkZ, false)) === null){
+			if(($chunk = $this->chunks[$index]) === null){
 				unset($this->chunkTickList[$index]);
 				continue;
 			}elseif($loaders <= 0){