diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp.c b/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp.c
index 7fc64c8e29..2844ee5a45 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/bmp/rbmp.c
@@ -221,10 +221,7 @@ static int rbmp__high_bit(unsigned int z)
       z >>=  2;
    }
    if (z >= 0x00002)
-   {
       n +=  1;
-      z >>=  1;
-   }
    return n;
 }