diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index d470ef90..c226373b 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ public:
   Bitboard blockers_for_king(Color c) const;
   Bitboard check_squares(PieceType pt) const;
   Bitboard pinners(Color c) const;
-  bool is_discovered_check_on_king(Color c, Move m) const;
 
   // Attacks to/from a given square
   Bitboard attackers_to(Square s) const;
@@ -301,10 +300,6 @@ inline Bitboard Position::check_squares(PieceType pt) const {
   return st->checkSquares[pt];
 }
 
-inline bool Position::is_discovered_check_on_king(Color c, Move m) const {
-  return st->blockersForKing[c] & from_sq(m);
-}
-
 inline bool Position::pawn_passed(Color c, Square s) const {
   return !(pieces(~c, PAWN) & passed_pawn_span(c, s));
 }
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 5542fc87..fd833b81 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1155,11 +1155,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
           }
       }
 
-      // Check extension (~2 Elo)
-      else if (    givesCheck
-               && (pos.is_discovered_check_on_king(~us, move) || pos.see_ge(move)))
-          extension = 1;
-
       // Add extension to new depth
       newDepth += extension;