diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 5839763d..fa87f1c3 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1295,8 +1295,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
               }
           }
       }
-      else
-         ss->cutoffCnt = 0;
 
 
       // If the move is worse than some previously searched move, remember it to update its stats later