diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index 9ae8c82992a..e0bfc1d1885 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -1108,8 +1108,7 @@ class assign {
                    WHERE
                         s.assignment = :assignid AND
                         s.timemodified IS NOT NULL AND
-                        s.status = :submissionstatus AND
-                        (s.timemodified > g.timemodified OR g.timemodified IS NULL)';
+                        s.status = :submissionstatus';
 
         return $DB->count_records_sql($sql, $params);
     }