diff --git a/src/road_cmd.cpp b/src/road_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/road_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/road_cmd.cpp
@@ -925,10 +925,7 @@ static CommandCost ClearTile_Road(TileIn
 
 			/* Clear the road if only one piece is on the tile OR the AI tries
 			 * to clear town road OR we are not using the DC_AUTO flag */
-			if ((CountBits(b) == 1 && GetRoadBits(tile, ROADTYPE_TRAM) == ROAD_NONE) ||
-			    ((flags & DC_AI_BUILDING) && GetOtherRoadBits(tile, ROADTYPE_ROAD) == ROAD_NONE && IsRoadOwner(tile, ROADTYPE_ROAD, OWNER_TOWN)) ||
-			    !(flags & DC_AUTO)
-				) {
+			if ((CountBits(b) == 1 && GetRoadBits(tile, ROADTYPE_TRAM) == ROAD_NONE) || !(flags & DC_AUTO)) {
 				RoadTypes rts = GetRoadTypes(tile);
 				CommandCost ret(EXPENSES_CONSTRUCTION);
 				for (RoadType rt = ROADTYPE_ROAD; rt < ROADTYPE_END; rt++) {