diff --git a/src/cell.c b/src/cell.c
index c7c10bcf666f576b0689660edcf7af7552a5eb15..72e388498876c0fbad7f044853d306132c861830 100644
--- a/src/cell.c
+++ b/src/cell.c
@@ -3630,8 +3630,7 @@ void cell_set_super(struct cell *c, struct cell *super, const int with_hydro,
 void cell_set_super_hydro(struct cell *c, struct cell *super_hydro) {
 
   /* Are we in a cell with some kind of self/pair task ? */
-  if (super_hydro == NULL && (c->hydro.density != NULL || c->stars.count > 0))
-    super_hydro = c;
+  if (super_hydro == NULL && c->hydro.density != NULL) super_hydro = c;
 
   /* Set the super-cell */
   c->hydro.super = super_hydro;