diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_item.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_item.py
index ce1aa5545e..9b90cce2e8 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_item.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_item.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def remove_cost_item(file: ifcopenshell.file, cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_ins
                 if history:
                     ifcopenshell.util.element.remove_deep2(file, history)
         elif inverse.is_a("IfcRelAssignsToControl"):
-            if len(inverse.RelatedObjects) >= 2 or inverse.RelatingControl == cost_item:
+            if len(inverse.RelatedObjects) >= 2:
                 continue
             history = inverse.OwnerHistory
             file.remove(inverse)