diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 2f0b164a..d6e9bb75 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
         // probCut there and in further interactions with transposition table cutoff
         // depth is set to depth - 3 because probCut search has depth set to depth - 4
         // but we also do a move before it. So effective depth is equal to depth - 3.
-        && !(ttData.depth >= depth - 3 && is_valid(ttData.value) && ttData.value < probCutBeta))
+        && !(is_valid(ttData.value) && ttData.value < probCutBeta))
     {
         assert(probCutBeta < VALUE_INFINITE && probCutBeta > beta);