diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index d9041c66a65..bdcecd1c26c 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1134,9 +1134,6 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
         if (PvNode)
             r--;
 
-        if (improving && ttValue <= alpha && move != ttMove)
-            r++;
-
         // Increase reduction if next ply has a lot of fail high (~5 Elo)
         if ((ss + 1)->cutoffCnt > 3)
             r++;