diff --git a/src/position.cpp b/src/position.cpp
index 53d9b64e..de9722ff 100644
--- a/src/position.cpp
+++ b/src/position.cpp
@@ -743,8 +743,6 @@ void Position::do_move(Move m, StateInfo& newSt, bool givesCheck) {
               assert(relative_rank(us, to) == RANK_6);
               assert(piece_on(to) == NO_PIECE);
               assert(piece_on(capsq) == make_piece(them, PAWN));
-
-              board[capsq] = NO_PIECE; // Not done by remove_piece()
           }
 
           st->pawnKey ^= Zobrist::psq[captured][capsq];
@@ -753,7 +751,10 @@ void Position::do_move(Move m, StateInfo& newSt, bool givesCheck) {
           st->nonPawnMaterial[them] -= PieceValue[MG][captured];
 
       // Update board and piece lists
-      remove_piece(captured, capsq);
+      remove_piece(capsq);
+
+      if (type_of(m) == ENPASSANT)
+          board[capsq] = NO_PIECE;
 
       // Update material hash key and prefetch access to materialTable
       k ^= Zobrist::psq[captured][capsq];
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ void Position::do_move(Move m, StateInfo& newSt, bool givesCheck) {
 
   // Move the piece. The tricky Chess960 castling is handled earlier
   if (type_of(m) != CASTLING)
-      move_piece(pc, from, to);
+      move_piece(from, to);
 
   // If the moving piece is a pawn do some special extra work
   if (type_of(pc) == PAWN)
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@ void Position::do_move(Move m, StateInfo& newSt, bool givesCheck) {
           assert(relative_rank(us, to) == RANK_8);
           assert(type_of(promotion) >= KNIGHT && type_of(promotion) <= QUEEN);
 
-          remove_piece(pc, to);
+          remove_piece(to);
           put_piece(promotion, to);
 
           // Update hash keys
@@ -884,7 +885,7 @@ void Position::undo_move(Move m) {
       assert(type_of(pc) == promotion_type(m));
       assert(type_of(pc) >= KNIGHT && type_of(pc) <= QUEEN);
 
-      remove_piece(pc, to);
+      remove_piece(to);
       pc = make_piece(us, PAWN);
       put_piece(pc, to);
   }
@@ -896,7 +897,7 @@ void Position::undo_move(Move m) {
   }
   else
   {
-      move_piece(pc, to, from); // Put the piece back at the source square
+      move_piece(to, from); // Put the piece back at the source square
 
       if (st->capturedPiece)
       {
@@ -936,9 +937,9 @@ void Position::do_castling(Color us, Square from, Square& to, Square& rfrom, Squ
   to = relative_square(us, kingSide ? SQ_G1 : SQ_C1);
 
   // Remove both pieces first since squares could overlap in Chess960
-  remove_piece(make_piece(us, KING), Do ? from : to);
-  remove_piece(make_piece(us, ROOK), Do ? rfrom : rto);
-  board[Do ? from : to] = board[Do ? rfrom : rto] = NO_PIECE; // Since remove_piece doesn't do it for us
+  remove_piece(Do ? from : to);
+  remove_piece(Do ? rfrom : rto);
+  board[Do ? from : to] = board[Do ? rfrom : rto] = NO_PIECE; // Since remove_piece doesn't do this for us
   put_piece(make_piece(us, KING), Do ? to : from);
   put_piece(make_piece(us, ROOK), Do ? rto : rfrom);
 }
diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index 6791455f..e5071d53 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ private:
 
   // Other helpers
   void put_piece(Piece pc, Square s);
-  void remove_piece(Piece pc, Square s);
-  void move_piece(Piece pc, Square from, Square to);
+  void remove_piece(Square s);
+  void move_piece(Square from, Square to);
   template<bool Do>
   void do_castling(Color us, Square from, Square& to, Square& rfrom, Square& rto);
 
@@ -412,12 +412,13 @@ inline void Position::put_piece(Piece pc, Square s) {
   psq += PSQT::psq[pc][s];
 }
 
-inline void Position::remove_piece(Piece pc, Square s) {
+inline void Position::remove_piece(Square s) {
 
   // WARNING: This is not a reversible operation. If we remove a piece in
   // do_move() and then replace it in undo_move() we will put it at the end of
   // the list and not in its original place, it means index[] and pieceList[]
   // are not invariant to a do_move() + undo_move() sequence.
+  Piece pc = board[s];
   byTypeBB[ALL_PIECES] ^= s;
   byTypeBB[type_of(pc)] ^= s;
   byColorBB[color_of(pc)] ^= s;
@@ -430,10 +431,11 @@ inline void Position::remove_piece(Piece pc, Square s) {
   psq -= PSQT::psq[pc][s];
 }
 
-inline void Position::move_piece(Piece pc, Square from, Square to) {
+inline void Position::move_piece(Square from, Square to) {
 
   // index[from] is not updated and becomes stale. This works as long as index[]
   // is accessed just by known occupied squares.
+  Piece pc = board[from];
   Bitboard fromTo = from | to;
   byTypeBB[ALL_PIECES] ^= fromTo;
   byTypeBB[type_of(pc)] ^= fromTo;