diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 3ef7d1b1..662cc6ec 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ Sergio Vieri (sergiovieri)
 sf-x
 Shane Booth (shane31)
 Shawn Varghese (xXH4CKST3RXx)
+Siad Daboul (Topologist)
 Stefan Geschwentner (locutus2)
 Stefano Cardanobile (Stefano80)
 Steinar Gunderson (sesse)
diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index 4ab3761f..a7654aa1 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ inline bool Position::pawn_passed(Color c, Square s) const {
 
 inline bool Position::advanced_pawn_push(Move m) const {
   return   type_of(moved_piece(m)) == PAWN
-        && relative_rank(sideToMove, to_sq(m)) > RANK_5;
+        && relative_rank(sideToMove, to_sq(m)) > RANK_6;
 }
 
 inline int Position::pawns_on_same_color_squares(Color c, Square s) const {
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 4e2ec095..fa592a85 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1575,15 +1575,13 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
 
       moveCount++;
 
-      // Futility pruning
+      // Futility pruning and moveCount pruning
       if (    bestValue > VALUE_TB_LOSS_IN_MAX_PLY
           && !givesCheck
           &&  futilityBase > -VALUE_KNOWN_WIN
           && !pos.advanced_pawn_push(move))
       {
-          assert(type_of(move) != EN_PASSANT); // Due to !pos.advanced_pawn_push
 
-          // moveCount pruning
           if (moveCount > 2)
               continue;