diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index a7654aa1..d470ef90 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ public:
   bool capture(Move m) const;
   bool capture_or_promotion(Move m) const;
   bool gives_check(Move m) const;
-  bool advanced_pawn_push(Move m) const;
   Piece moved_piece(Move m) const;
   Piece captured_piece() const;
 
@@ -310,11 +309,6 @@ inline bool Position::pawn_passed(Color c, Square s) const {
   return !(pieces(~c, PAWN) & passed_pawn_span(c, s));
 }
 
-inline bool Position::advanced_pawn_push(Move m) const {
-  return   type_of(moved_piece(m)) == PAWN
-        && relative_rank(sideToMove, to_sq(m)) > RANK_6;
-}
-
 inline int Position::pawns_on_same_color_squares(Color c, Square s) const {
   return popcount(pieces(c, PAWN) & ((DarkSquares & s) ? DarkSquares : ~DarkSquares));
 }
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index fa592a85..af7f801f 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
       if (    bestValue > VALUE_TB_LOSS_IN_MAX_PLY
           && !givesCheck
           &&  futilityBase > -VALUE_KNOWN_WIN
-          && !pos.advanced_pawn_push(move))
+          &&  type_of(move) != PROMOTION)
       {
 
           if (moveCount > 2)