diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/GameObserver.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/GameObserver.cpp
index e718eafab..c370f7058 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/GameObserver.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/GameObserver.cpp
@@ -584,11 +584,6 @@ void GameObserver::gameStateBasedEffects()
         getCurrentTargetChooser()->done = true;
     waitingGameStateCheck++;
     if(waitingGameStateCheck > 50)
-    {
-        waitingGameStateCheck++;
-        waitingGameStateCheck--;
-    }
-    if(waitingGameStateCheck > 50)
     {
         //if there are more than 50 unresolved actions on the stack, lets allow a gameStates update
         //to make sure we are not caught up in a loop, example :Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond