diff --git a/config/formats.ts b/config/formats.ts
index 8abccd69de..cf1b019db0 100644
--- a/config/formats.ts
+++ b/config/formats.ts
@@ -519,8 +519,7 @@ export const Formats: (FormatsData | {section: string, column?: number})[] = [
 			if (crossSpecies.battleOnly || crossIsUnreleased || !crossSpecies.prevo) {
 				return [`${species.name} cannot cross evolve into ${crossSpecies.name} because it isn't an evolution.`];
 			}
-			if (this.ruleTable.isRestrictedSpecies(crossSpecies) ||
-				(this.ruleTable.isRestrictedSpecies(species) && !species.prevo)) {
+			if (this.ruleTable.isRestrictedSpecies(crossSpecies)) {
 				return [`${species.name} cannot cross evolve into ${crossSpecies.name} because it is banned.`];
 			}
 			const crossPrevoSpecies = this.dex.getSpecies(crossSpecies.prevo);