diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/tournament.cc b/src/cpu/pred/tournament.cc
index 223e45333..96ee87615 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/tournament.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/tournament.cc
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ TournamentBP::TournamentBP(unsigned _localPredictorSize,
 
     // @todo: Allow for different thresholds between the predictors.
     threshold = (1 << (localCtrBits - 1)) - 1;
-    threshold = threshold / 2;
 }
 
 inline