diff --git a/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c b/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
index 1e8594d7b4720aae30b6784d8977055c50ccf29c..5212007d8b3e45e51d24fbd737cd446b315e8ce5 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
@@ -2648,8 +2648,7 @@ static void find_next_key_frame(VP8_COMP *cpi, FIRSTPASS_STATS *this_frame)
             && lookup_next_frame_stats(cpi, &next_frame) != EOF)
         {
             // Normal scene cut check
-            if ( ( i >= MIN_GF_INTERVAL ) &&
-                 test_candidate_kf(cpi, &last_frame, this_frame, &next_frame) )
+            if ( test_candidate_kf(cpi, &last_frame, this_frame, &next_frame) )
             {
                 break;
             }