diff --git a/src/hydro/Default/hydro.h b/src/hydro/Default/hydro.h
index b18634b377719fa9c2f81273c06beb4fb50b480b..be0c496a3acfbaa75ef477b340282dceb382d2de 100644
--- a/src/hydro/Default/hydro.h
+++ b/src/hydro/Default/hydro.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static float hydro_compute_timestep(
                           ? fabsf(const_max_u_change * p->u / p->force.u_dt)
                           : FLT_MAX;
 
-  return fminf(dt_cfl, fminf(dt_h_change, dt_u_change));
+  return fminf(dt_cfl, dt_u_change);
 }
 
 /**