diff --git a/crates/polars-stream/src/physical_plan/lower_ir.rs b/crates/polars-stream/src/physical_plan/lower_ir.rs
index 9a74c9d93dae..db999481bf97 100644
--- a/crates/polars-stream/src/physical_plan/lower_ir.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-stream/src/physical_plan/lower_ir.rs
@@ -350,10 +350,7 @@ pub fn lower_ir(
                     FileScan::Parquet { .. } => (None, None, None),
                     FileScan::Ipc { .. } => (None, None, predicate.take()),
                     FileScan::Csv { options, .. } => {
-                        if file_options.slice.map_or(true, |(offset, _)| {
-                            // Only really makes sense to push this if we are skipping rows
-                            offset > 0
-                        }) && options.parse_options.comment_prefix.is_none()
+                        if options.parse_options.comment_prefix.is_none()
                             && std::env::var("POLARS_DISABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_CSV_SLICE").as_deref()
                                 != Ok("1")
                         {