diff --git a/scrapers/mt/events.py b/scrapers/mt/events.py
index 1fdf406ab3..e142bb8ff7 100644
--- a/scrapers/mt/events.py
+++ b/scrapers/mt/events.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def scrape_event(self, url: str):
 
         # Check if event already exists in the self._events list
         # and if so, add data to that instead of creating duplicate
-        existing_event = self.check_for_existing_event(title, location, when)
+        existing_event = self.check_for_existing_event(title, when)
         if existing_event is None:
             # No existing event found, create one
             event = Event(
@@ -112,14 +112,10 @@ def scrape_event(self, url: str):
             self._events.append(event)
 
     def check_for_existing_event(
-        self, title: str, location_name: str, start_date: datetime.datetime.date
+        self, title: str, start_date: datetime.datetime.date
     ) -> Union[Event, None]:
         for event in self._events:
-            if (
-                event.name == title
-                and event.location["name"] == location_name
-                and event.start_date == start_date
-            ):
+            if event.name == title and event.start_date == start_date:
                 return event
 
         return None