diff --git a/lib/mskrtd.f90 b/lib/mskrtd.f90
index 75078b972..07588f932 100644
--- a/lib/mskrtd.f90
+++ b/lib/mskrtd.f90
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ subroutine mskrtd(id2,nutc0,tsec,ntol,nrxfreq,ndepth,mycall,hiscall,   &
      pmax=max(pmax,pow(i))
   enddo
   pavg=sum(pow)/8.0
-  if(tsec.lt.0.1) pavg=sum(pow(6:8))/3.0
 
 ! Short ping decoder uses squared-signal spectrum to determine where to
 ! center a 3-frame analysis window and attempts to decode each of the