diff --git a/regXwild/core/ESS/AlgorithmEss.cpp b/regXwild/core/ESS/AlgorithmEss.cpp
index 37109ff..8cf0693 100644
--- a/regXwild/core/ESS/AlgorithmEss.cpp
+++ b/regXwild/core/ESS/AlgorithmEss.cpp
@@ -127,19 +127,10 @@ bool AlgorithmEss::search(const tstring& text, const tstring& filter, bool ignor
                 || (item.mask.curr & ONE && item.mask.prev & ONE)
                 || (item.mask.curr & MORE && item.mask.prev & MORE))
             {
-                    ++item.overlay;
+                ++item.overlay;
             }
             else{ item.overlay = 0; }
 
-            // disable all combinations for SINGLE. TODO: stub - _stubSINGLECombination()
-            if( (item.mask.prev & (BOL | EOL)) == 0 &&
-               ( 
-                (item.mask.curr & SINGLE && (item.mask.prev & SINGLE) == 0) ||
-                (item.mask.prev & SINGLE && (item.mask.curr & SINGLE) == 0) ))
-            {
-                if(rewindToNextBlock(it)){ continue; } return false;
-            }
-
             ++item.pos;
 
             // TODO: implement non-sequential MS combinations ~ unsigned short int ..
diff --git a/regXwildTest/AlgorithmEssTest.cpp b/regXwildTest/AlgorithmEssTest.cpp
index 01bca25..b02853b 100644
--- a/regXwildTest/AlgorithmEssTest.cpp
+++ b/regXwildTest/AlgorithmEssTest.cpp
@@ -882,44 +882,6 @@ namespace regXwildTest
             }
         }
 
-        /* behaviour by default for non implemented combinations - SINGLE */
-        TEST_METHOD(stubSINGLECombinationTest1)
-        {
-            tstring data = _T("new tes;ted project-12, and 75_protection of various systems");
-
-            // MS combination
-            {
-                //TODO: implement *,>,?,+,# and combination
-                {
-                    /* true: */
-
-                    // *
-                    {
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("*#")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("*#*")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("#*")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("*#systems")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("new*#*systems")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("*new#*systems*")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("new#*systems")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("75*#protection")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("75*#*protection")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("new*#systems")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("*new#*#systems*")));
-                    }
-
-                    /* false */
-                    {
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("*new#systems*")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("*new##systems*")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("systems*#")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("pro#*ject")));
-                        Assert::AreEqual(false, searchEss(data, _T("systems#*")));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         /* behaviour by default for non implemented combinations - END */
         TEST_METHOD(stubENDCombinationTest1)
         {