Put logic in wrong definition. Copy/paste mistake.

app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb

@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ class ConferencesController < ApplicationController
       steps -= [:hosting, :questions]
     end
 
-    return steps
+    if conference.city_id == 433 # if this conference is being held in the "South Pole" (it's a virtual/"Everywhere" event)
-  end
+      steps -= [:hosting, :payment, :questions] # skip hosting b/c there is none & skip payment because we're using OpenCollective
+    end
 
-  if conference.city_id == 433 # if this conference is being held in the "South Pole" (it's a virtual/"Everywhere" event)
+    return steps
-    steps -= [:hosting, :payment, :questions] # skip hosting b/c there is none & skip payment because we're using OpenCollective
   end
         
   def required_steps(conference = nil)