diff --git a/src/math/lp/nla_core.h b/src/math/lp/nla_core.h
index cfa643bb9..9ef0d88db 100644
--- a/src/math/lp/nla_core.h
+++ b/src/math/lp/nla_core.h
@@ -148,10 +148,9 @@ public:
     // returns true if the combination of the Horner's schema and Grobner Basis should be called
     bool need_to_call_algebraic_methods() const { 
 	return
-            lp_settings().stats().m_nla_calls < 20 ||
             lp_settings().stats().m_nla_calls % m_nla_settings.horner_frequency() == 0; 
-			}
-
+    }
+    
     lbool incremental_linearization(bool);
     
     svector<lpvar> sorted_rvars(const factor& f) const;