diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 087765e3..b1c7283e 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ Value Eval::evaluate(const Eval::NNUE::Networks&    networks,
     int material = (smallNet ? 553 : 532) * pos.count<PAWN>() + pos.non_pawn_material();
     v = (nnue * (76898 + material) + optimism * (8112 + material)) / (smallNet ? 74411 : 76256);
 
-    // Evaluation grain (to get more alpha-beta cuts) with randomization (for robustness)
-    v = (v / 16) * 16 - 1 + (pos.key() & 0x2);
-
     // Damp down the evaluation linearly when shuffling
     v -= v * pos.rule50_count() / 212;