diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 684b760e..1d0cb4ab 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -960,8 +960,7 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
         if (!rootNode && pos.non_pawn_material(us) && bestValue > VALUE_TB_LOSS_IN_MAX_PLY)
         {
             // Skip quiet moves if movecount exceeds our FutilityMoveCount threshold (~8 Elo)
-            if (!moveCountPruning)
-                moveCountPruning = moveCount >= futility_move_count(improving, depth);
+            moveCountPruning = moveCount >= futility_move_count(improving, depth);
 
             // Reduced depth of the next LMR search
             int lmrDepth = newDepth - r;