diff --git a/src/tt.cpp b/src/tt.cpp
index d0e2d729..c94dae53 100644
--- a/src/tt.cpp
+++ b/src/tt.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ TTEntry* TranspositionTable::probe(const Key key, bool& found) const {
   // Find an entry to be replaced according to the replacement strategy
   TTEntry* replace = tte;
   for (int i = 1; i < ClusterSize; ++i)
-      if (  ((  tte[i].genBound8 & 0xFC) == generation8 || tte[i].bound() == BOUND_EXACT)
+      if (  ((  tte[i].genBound8 & 0xFC) == generation8)
           - ((replace->genBound8 & 0xFC) == generation8)
           - (tte[i].depth8 < replace->depth8) < 0)
           replace = &tte[i];