diff --git a/this/src/fast_mapper.rs b/this/src/fast_mapper.rs
index 1e8c6b2..5c46320 100644
--- a/this/src/fast_mapper.rs
+++ b/this/src/fast_mapper.rs
@@ -384,11 +384,9 @@ impl FastMapper{
             let mut good = Vec::<usize>::with_capacity( genes.len() );
             let most_matches = genes.values().max().unwrap_or(&0);
             let mut best_gene = 0; //otherwise this throws an error later
-            let mut genes_with_best_matches = 0;
             for ((gene_id, level ), matches) in genes{
                 if level == &prob_level && matches == most_matches {
                     good.push( *gene_id );
-                    genes_with_best_matches +=1;
                 }
             }
             if good.len() ==1 {
@@ -398,13 +396,6 @@ impl FastMapper{
                 }
                 return true
             }
-            if genes_with_best_matches == 1{
-                ret.push( best_gene );
-                if report {
-                    eprintln!("3 This was selected as good: {} or {}\n",best_gene, self.names_store[best_gene] )
-                }
-                return true
-            }
 
             // now we have one possibility left -> As many int reads as there are normal reads.
             // that is exactly what one would expect if it is actually a normal read