diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index b916264a..db94ed5d 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -996,7 +996,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
               // castling moves, because they are coded as "king captures rook" and
               // hence break make_move().
               else if (   type_of(move) == NORMAL
-                       && type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))) != PAWN
                        && !pos.see_ge(make_move(to_sq(move), from_sq(move)),  VALUE_ZERO))
                   r -= 2 * ONE_PLY;