diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 7a5a38af..65380a52 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -676,17 +676,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 			if (args.Chest != null)
 			{
+				// After checking for protected regions, no further range checking is necessarily because the client packet only specifies the
+				// inventory slot to quick stack. The vanilla Terraria server itself determines what chests are close enough to the player.
 				if (Config.Settings.RegionProtectChests && !Regions.CanBuild((int)args.WorldPosition.X, (int)args.WorldPosition.Y, tsplr))
 				{
 					args.Handled = true;
 					return;
 				}
-
-				if (!tsplr.IsInRange(args.Chest.x, args.Chest.y))
-				{
-					args.Handled = true;
-					return;
-				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index be96f88c..7e39da75 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ Use past tense when adding new entries; sign your name off when you add or chang
 * Allowed multiple test cases to be in TShock's test suite. (@drunderscore)
 * Fixed unable to use Purification/Evil Powder in jungle. (@sgkoishi)
 * Set the `GetDataHandledEventArgs.Player` property for the `SyncTilePicking` data handler. (@drunderscore)
+* Removed unnecessary range check that artifically shortened quick stack reach. (@boddyn, #2885, @bcat)
 
 ## TShock 5.1.3
 * Added support for Terraria 1.4.4.9 via OTAPI 3.1.20. (@SignatureBeef)