diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/sparsebits/SparseBitSet.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/sparsebits/SparseBitSet.java
index 4efbc90..3d86170 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/sparsebits/SparseBitSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/sparsebits/SparseBitSet.java
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ public int previousClearBit(int i)
         int w1 = w >> SHIFT1;
         if (w1 > aSize)
             return i;
-        w1 = Math.min(w1, aSize);
+
         int w4 = i % LENGTH4;
 
         long word;