diff --git a/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php b/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php
index 21ae60f4da..9e80cb9572 100644
--- a/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php
@@ -112,15 +112,11 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
      */
     protected function determineCheckout($row)
     {
+        // Locations don't get checked out to anyone/anything
         if (get_class($this) == LocationImporter::class) {
             return;
         }
 
-        // We only support checkout-to-location for asset, so short circuit otherwise.
-        if (get_class($this) != AssetImporter::class) {
-            return $this->createOrFetchUser($row);
-        }
-
         if (strtolower($this->item['checkout_class']) === 'location' && $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'checkout_location') != null ) {
             return Location::findOrFail($this->createOrFetchLocation($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'checkout_location')));
         }