diff --git a/src/rail_cmd.cpp b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
index 412cd50236..f749ad94a8 100644
--- a/src/rail_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ static CommandCost CmdSignalTrackHelper(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uin
 	bool had_success = false;
 	for (;;) {
 		/* only build/remove signals with the specified density */
-		if ((remove && autofill) || signal_ctr % signal_density == 0) {
+		if (remove || signal_ctr % signal_density == 0) {
 			uint32 p1 = GB(TrackdirToTrack(trackdir), 0, 3);
 			SB(p1, 3, 1, mode);
 			SB(p1, 4, 1, semaphores);