diff --git a/source/f16_div.c b/source/f16_div.c
index ad91a907..4fa193f7 100644
--- a/source/f16_div.c
+++ b/source/f16_div.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ float16_t f16_div( float16_t a, float16_t b )
     *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     ++sigZ;
     if ( ! (sigZ & 7) ) {
-        sigZ &= ~1;
         rem = (sigA<<10) - sigZ * sigB;
         if ( rem & 0x8000 ) {
             sigZ -= 2;