diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 39bb1fdb..9a2bd415 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ namespace {
     Value bestValue, value, ttValue, eval, maxValue, probCutBeta;
     bool givesCheck, improving, didLMR, priorCapture;
     bool captureOrPromotion, doFullDepthSearch, moveCountPruning,
-         ttCapture, singularQuietLMR, noLMRExtension;
+         ttCapture, singularQuietLMR;
     Piece movedPiece;
     int moveCount, captureCount, quietCount, bestMoveCount, improvement;
 
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
                                       ss->ply);
 
     value = bestValue;
-    singularQuietLMR = moveCountPruning = noLMRExtension = false;
+    singularQuietLMR = moveCountPruning = false;
 
     // Indicate PvNodes that will probably fail low if the node was searched
     // at a depth equal or greater than the current depth, and the result of this search was a fail low.
@@ -1108,10 +1108,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
               if (   !PvNode
                   && value < singularBeta - 75
                   && ss->doubleExtensions <= 6)
-              {
                   extension = 2;
-                  noLMRExtension = true;
-              }
           }
 
           // Multi-cut pruning
@@ -1221,7 +1218,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
           // are really negative and movecount is low, we allow this move to be searched
           // deeper than the first move (this may lead to hidden double extensions).
           int deeper =   r >= -1                   ? 0
-                       : noLMRExtension            ? 0
                        : moveCount <= 3 && r <= -3 ? 2
                        : moveCount <= 5            ? 1
                        : PvNode && depth > 6       ? 1