diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index 769bfc9d3..6b0bfda8d 100644
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -1538,16 +1538,6 @@ int prefix_cmd(unit * u, struct order *ord)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static cmp_building_cb get_cmp_region_owner(void)
-{
-    if (rule_region_owners()) {
-        return &cmp_current_owner;
-    }
-    else {
-        return &cmp_wage;
-    }
-}
-
 int display_cmd(unit * u, struct order *ord)
 {
     char token[128];
@@ -1597,15 +1587,7 @@ int display_cmd(unit * u, struct order *ord)
         break;
 
     case P_REGION:
-        if (!u->building) {
-            cmistake(u, ord, 145, MSG_EVENT);
-            break;
-        }
-        if (building_owner(u->building) != u) {
-            cmistake(u, ord, 148, MSG_EVENT);
-            break;
-        }
-        if (u->building != largestbuilding(r, get_cmp_region_owner(), false)) {
+        if (u->faction != region_get_owner(r)) {
             cmistake(u, ord, 147, MSG_EVENT);
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/laws.test.c b/src/laws.test.c
index 67a9bb810..5eb742809 100644
--- a/src/laws.test.c
+++ b/src/laws.test.c
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ static void test_display_cmd(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, NULL, u->display);
     free_order(ord);
 
+    ord = create_order(K_DISPLAY, f->locale, "%s Hodor", LOC(f->locale, parameters[P_REGION]));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, display_cmd(u, ord));
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, NULL, r->display);
+    free_order(ord);
+
     test_cleanup();
 }