diff --git a/data/battle_scripts_1.s b/data/battle_scripts_1.s
index 3549a1f7f..59941ec23 100644
--- a/data/battle_scripts_1.s
+++ b/data/battle_scripts_1.s
@@ -8962,9 +8962,7 @@ BattleScript_NeutralizingGasExits::
 	waitmessage B_WAIT_TIME_LONG
 	setbyte gBattlerTarget, 0
 BattleScript_NeutralizingGasExitsLoop:
-	jumpifbyteequal gEffectBattler, gBattlerTarget, BattleScript_NeutralizingGasExitsIncrement	@ skip over battler switching out
 	switchinabilities BS_TARGET
-BattleScript_NeutralizingGasExitsIncrement:
 	addbyte gBattlerTarget, 1
 	jumpifbytenotequal gBattlerTarget, sByteFour, BattleScript_NeutralizingGasExitsLoop	@ SOMEHOW, comparing to gBattlersCount is problematic.
 	restoretarget
diff --git a/src/battle_script_commands.c b/src/battle_script_commands.c
index 5c61b9278..b4345bff5 100644
--- a/src/battle_script_commands.c
+++ b/src/battle_script_commands.c
@@ -12312,7 +12312,6 @@ static void Cmd_switchoutabilities(void)
     if (gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].ability == ABILITY_NEUTRALIZING_GAS)
     {
         gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].ability = ABILITY_NONE;
-        gEffectBattler = gActiveBattler;
         BattleScriptPush(gBattlescriptCurrInstr);
         gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_NeutralizingGasExits;
     }