diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 30c63bee..50a0fd5f 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int AlphaBeta(Thread *thread, Stack *ss, int alpha, int beta, Depth depth
     bool improving = !inCheck && eval > (ss-2)->staticEval;
 
     // Internal iterative reduction based on Rebel's idea
-    if (pvNode && depth >= 3 && !ttMove)
+    if (depth >= 3 && !ttMove)
         depth--;
 
     if (cutnode && depth >= 8 && !ttMove)