diff --git a/src/movepick.cpp b/src/movepick.cpp
index 3428a764..587c6d79 100644
--- a/src/movepick.cpp
+++ b/src/movepick.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d, const ButterflyHist
 
   stage = (pos.checkers() ? EVASION_TT : QSEARCH_TT) +
           !(   ttm
-            && (pos.checkers() || depth > DEPTH_QS_RECAPTURES || to_sq(ttm) == recaptureSquare)
             && pos.pseudo_legal(ttm));
 }