diff --git a/info/mine.t b/info/mine.t
index 7016fa8f..7f4c7894 100644
--- a/info/mine.t
+++ b/info/mine.t
@@ -24,16 +24,11 @@ removing some mines.
 Ships of tech 310 or higher can detect mines with their sonar.
 See \*Qinfo sonar\*U for more information.
 .s1
-Sea sectors under bridge spans can be mined.
-Your ships will automatically avoid these mines when passing through,
-(and your minesweepers will not not pick them up).
-.s1
 Note that the sector is checked for possible mine hits
 only when a ship moves into it;
 thus, a ship may safely drop mines in a sector and then move out.
 On the other hand, the mines know no allegiance,
-so moving back into a mined sector is foolish at best
-unless it is under a bridge span.
+so moving back into a mined sector is foolish at best.
 .s1
 Mines in the same sector as a bridge that collapses are cleared.
 .s1
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/mine.c b/src/lib/commands/mine.c
index 99dc5753..e3f62243 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/mine.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/mine.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ mine(void)
 	    continue;
 	mines_avail = MIN(shells, mines);
 	if (getsect(ship.shp_x, ship.shp_y, &sect) == 0 ||
-	    !SCT_MINES_ARE_SEAMINES(&sect)) {
+	    sect.sct_type != SCT_WATER) {
 	    pr("You can't lay mines there!!\n");
 	    continue;
 	}