diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index fbe768bb..566eba6d 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ namespace {
                 // bishop, bigger when the center files are blocked with pawns.
                 Bitboard blocked = pos.pieces(Us, PAWN) & shift<Down>(pos.pieces());
 
-                score -= BishopPawns * pe->pawns_on_same_color_squares(Us, s)
+                score -= BishopPawns * pos.pawns_on_same_color_squares(Us, s)
                                      * (1 + popcount(blocked & CenterFiles));
 
                 // Bonus for bishop on a long diagonal which can "see" both center squares
diff --git a/src/pawns.cpp b/src/pawns.cpp
index 4c2ff391..e2b26344 100644
--- a/src/pawns.cpp
+++ b/src/pawns.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ namespace {
     e->passedPawns[Us] = e->pawnAttacksSpan[Us] = e->weakUnopposed[Us] = 0;
     e->kingSquares[Us]   = SQ_NONE;
     e->pawnAttacks[Us]   = pawn_attacks_bb<Us>(ourPawns);
-    e->pawnsOnSquares[Us][BLACK] = popcount(ourPawns & DarkSquares);
-    e->pawnsOnSquares[Us][WHITE] = pos.count<PAWN>(Us) - e->pawnsOnSquares[Us][BLACK];
 
     // Loop through all pawns of the current color and score each pawn
     while ((s = *pl++) != SQ_NONE)
diff --git a/src/pawns.h b/src/pawns.h
index 96ed4149..88b55545 100644
--- a/src/pawns.h
+++ b/src/pawns.h
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ struct Entry {
   int weak_unopposed(Color c) const { return weakUnopposed[c]; }
   int passed_count() const { return popcount(passedPawns[WHITE] | passedPawns[BLACK]); };
 
-  int pawns_on_same_color_squares(Color c, Square s) const {
-    return pawnsOnSquares[c][bool(DarkSquares & s)];
-  }
-
   template<Color Us>
   Score king_safety(const Position& pos) {
     return  kingSquares[Us] == pos.square<KING>(Us) && castlingRights[Us] == pos.castling_rights(Us)
diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index 1351d0d1..1078e03e 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ public:
   // Piece specific
   bool pawn_passed(Color c, Square s) const;
   bool opposite_bishops() const;
+  int  pawns_on_same_color_squares(Color c, Square s) const;
 
   // Doing and undoing moves
   void do_move(Move m, StateInfo& newSt);
@@ -323,6 +324,10 @@ inline bool Position::advanced_pawn_push(Move m) const {
         && relative_rank(sideToMove, from_sq(m)) > RANK_4;
 }
 
+inline int Position::pawns_on_same_color_squares(Color c, Square s) const {
+  return popcount(pieces(c, PAWN) & ((DarkSquares & s) ? DarkSquares : ~DarkSquares));
+}
+
 inline Key Position::key() const {
   return st->key;
 }