diff --git a/topcoffea/modules/histEFT.py b/topcoffea/modules/histEFT.py
index 8bac86f..04584a7 100644
--- a/topcoffea/modules/histEFT.py
+++ b/topcoffea/modules/histEFT.py
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ def make_scaling(self, wc_list=None):
         #check if any non-flow bins have zero sm contribution
         if ((scaling[:,0] == 0) & (scaling != 0).any(axis=1)).any():
             raise Exception('At least one bin found with no SM contribution and a BSM contribution!')
-        elif (scaling[1:-1,:].any(axis=1)).all():
         wcs   = {}
         index = 0
         #Construct a dictionary of indicies for the WCs