diff --git a/functions/popfunc/pop_autorej.m b/functions/popfunc/pop_autorej.m
index 49ed9e424..e508d250a 100644
--- a/functions/popfunc/pop_autorej.m
+++ b/functions/popfunc/pop_autorej.m
@@ -212,11 +212,7 @@
                 fprintf('Decreasing probability limits for final pruning...######\n');
                 opt.startprob = opt.startprob - 0.5; numrej = 1; maxiter = maxiter+1; % repeat process back to 5 stds
             else
-                if maxiter > 8
-                    opt.maxrej = 15; % go through last round with a high threshold
-                else
-                    repeat = 0;
-                end
+                repeat = 0; % threshold back to 5 s.d. or 8 decrements done: stop
             end
         end
     end