diff --git a/src/movepick.h b/src/movepick.h
index 922a9069b..5b3190594 100644
--- a/src/movepick.h
+++ b/src/movepick.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MovePicker {
     const PieceToHistory**       continuationHistory;
     const PawnHistory*           pawnHistory;
     Move                         ttMove;
-    ExtMove *                    cur, *endCur, *endBadCaptures, *endCaptures, *endGenerated = moves;
+    ExtMove *                    cur, *endCur, *endBadCaptures, *endCaptures, *endGenerated;
     int                          stage;
     int                          threshold;
     Depth                        depth;
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index e7c5e6ac1..de2ab7a3e 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1053,10 +1053,7 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
                 if (!pos.see_ge(move, -margin))
                 {
                     bool mayStalemateTrap =
-                      depth > 2 && alpha < 0 && pos.non_pawn_material(us) == PieceValue[movedPiece]
-                      && PieceValue[movedPiece] >= RookValue
-                      // it can't be stalemate if we moved a piece adjacent to the king
-                      && !(attacks_bb<KING>(pos.square<KING>(us)) & move.from_sq());
+                      depth > 2 && alpha < 0 && pos.non_pawn_material(us) == PieceValue[movedPiece];
 
                     // avoid pruning sacrifices of our last piece for stalemate
                     if (!mayStalemateTrap)