diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 4c10a199..c98a83fc 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -794,9 +794,8 @@ namespace {
     Color strongSide = eg > VALUE_DRAW ? WHITE : BLACK;
     int sf = me->scale_factor(pos, strongSide);
 
-    // If we don't already have an unusual scale factor, check for certain
-    // types of endgames, and use a lower scale for those.
-    if (sf == SCALE_FACTOR_NORMAL || sf == SCALE_FACTOR_ONEPAWN)
+    // If scale is not already specific, scale down the endgame via general heuristics
+    if (sf == SCALE_FACTOR_NORMAL)
     {
         if (pos.opposite_bishops())
         {
@@ -810,12 +809,8 @@ namespace {
             else
                 sf = 46;
         }
-        // Endings where weaker side can place his king in front of the enemy's
-        // pawns are drawish.
-        else if (    abs(eg) <= BishopValueEg
-                 &&  pos.count<PAWN>(strongSide) <= 2
-                 && !pos.pawn_passed(~strongSide, pos.square<KING>(~strongSide)))
-            sf = 37 + 7 * pos.count<PAWN>(strongSide);
+        else
+            sf = std::min(40 + 7 * pos.count<PAWN>(strongSide), sf);
     }
 
     return ScaleFactor(sf);
diff --git a/src/material.cpp b/src/material.cpp
index 921e3007..b18d29d0 100644
--- a/src/material.cpp
+++ b/src/material.cpp
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@ Entry* probe(const Position& pos) {
       e->factor[BLACK] = uint8_t(npm_b <  RookValueMg   ? SCALE_FACTOR_DRAW :
                                  npm_w <= BishopValueMg ? 4 : 14);
 
-  if (pos.count<PAWN>(WHITE) == 1 && npm_w - npm_b <= BishopValueMg)
-      e->factor[WHITE] = (uint8_t) SCALE_FACTOR_ONEPAWN;
-
-  if (pos.count<PAWN>(BLACK) == 1 && npm_b - npm_w <= BishopValueMg)
-      e->factor[BLACK] = (uint8_t) SCALE_FACTOR_ONEPAWN;
-
   // Evaluate the material imbalance. We use PIECE_TYPE_NONE as a place holder
   // for the bishop pair "extended piece", which allows us to be more flexible
   // in defining bishop pair bonuses.
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 72c5699f..ab5e1b88 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ enum Phase {
 
 enum ScaleFactor {
   SCALE_FACTOR_DRAW    = 0,
-  SCALE_FACTOR_ONEPAWN = 48,
   SCALE_FACTOR_NORMAL  = 64,
   SCALE_FACTOR_MAX     = 128,
   SCALE_FACTOR_NONE    = 255