diff --git a/src/runtime/converter.cs b/src/runtime/converter.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,23 @@ internal static IntPtr ToPython<T>(T value)
            return ToPython(value, typeof(T));
        }

        internal static IntPtr ToPython(object value, Type type)
        {
            if (value is PyObject)
@@ -162,15 +179,8 @@ internal static IntPtr ToPython(object value, Type type)
            var pyderived = value as IPythonDerivedType;
            if (null != pyderived)
            {
-                #if NETSTANDARD
-                return ClassDerivedObject.ToPython(pyderived);
-                #else
-                // if object is remote don't do this
-                if (!System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices.IsTransparentProxy(pyderived))
-                {
                    return ClassDerivedObject.ToPython(pyderived);
-                }
-                #endif
            }

            // hmm - from Python, we almost never care what the declared