diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
index 0cf3fe92b..9659c69d8 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
@@ -262,6 +262,14 @@ typedef enum {
     // - `*EnShopnuts`
     VB_BUSINESS_SCRUB_DESPAWN,
 
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // this->actor.xzDistToPlayer < 130.0f
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - None
+    VB_BUSINESS_SCRUB_SPEAK,
+
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // true
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/ShuffleSpeak.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/ShuffleSpeak.cpp
index ab299a5c2..b775bd0eb 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/ShuffleSpeak.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/ShuffleSpeak.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ extern PlayState* gPlayState;
 void RegisterShuffleSpeak() {
     bool shouldRegister = IS_RANDO && Rando::Context::GetInstance()->GetOption(RSK_SHUFFLE_SPEAK).Get();
 
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_BUSINESS_SCRUB_SPEAK, shouldRegister, {
+        if (!Flags_GetRandomizerInf(RAND_INF_CAN_SPEAK_DEKU)) {
+            *should = false;
+        }
+    });
+
     COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_SPEAK, shouldRegister, {
         Actor* talkActor = GET_PLAYER(gPlayState)->talkActor;
         if (talkActor != NULL && talkActor->category == ACTORCAT_NPC &&
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dns/z_en_dns.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dns/z_en_dns.c
index 4ba3520b1..89044687e 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dns/z_en_dns.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dns/z_en_dns.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void EnDns_Idle(EnDns* this, PlayState* play) {
         } else {
             this->actor.flags &= ~ACTOR_FLAG_TALK_OFFER_AUTO_ACCEPTED;
         }
-        if (this->actor.xzDistToPlayer < 130.0f) {
+        if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_BUSINESS_SCRUB_SPEAK, this->actor.xzDistToPlayer < 130.0f)) {
             func_8002F2F4(&this->actor, play);
         }
     }
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Shopnuts/z_en_shopnuts.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Shopnuts/z_en_shopnuts.c
index 5ac3c7e8d..a40cc2736 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Shopnuts/z_en_shopnuts.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Shopnuts/z_en_shopnuts.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "z_en_shopnuts.h"
 #include "objects/object_shopnuts/object_shopnuts.h"
 #include "overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dns/z_en_dns.h"
-#include "soh/OTRGlobals.h"
 #include "soh/ResourceManagerHelpers.h"
 #include "soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/GameInteractor_Hooks.h"