diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 12de7a67..b7c6d8e3 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1244,6 +1244,8 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
             ss->reduction = 0;
 
             // Do a full-depth search when reduced LMR search fails high
+            // (*Scaler) Usually doing more shallower searches
+            // doesn't scale well to longer TCs
             if (value > alpha && d < newDepth)
             {
                 // Adjust full-depth search based on LMR results - if the result was
@@ -1260,11 +1262,7 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
                 update_continuation_histories(ss, movedPiece, move.to_sq(), 1508);
             }
             else if (value > alpha && value < bestValue + 9)
-            {
                 newDepth--;
-                if (value < bestValue + 4)
-                    newDepth--;
-            }
         }
 
         // Step 18. Full-depth search when LMR is skipped