diff --git a/pylot/core/pick/picker.py b/pylot/core/pick/picker.py
index b268c7bb..46ccac5d 100644
--- a/pylot/core/pick/picker.py
+++ b/pylot/core/pick/picker.py
@@ -242,13 +242,6 @@ class AICPicker(AutoPicker):
                 return
 
             islope = islope[0][0:imax]
-            if len(islope) < 2:
-                # get local maximum of AIC function to calculate properly slope
-                islope = np.where((self.Tcf <= min([self.Pick + tslope, len(self.Data[0].data)])) \
-                                  & (self.Tcf >= self.Pick))
-                imax = np.argmax(aicsmooth[islope])
-                islope = islope[0][0:imax]
-
             dataslope = self.Data[0].data[islope]
             # calculate slope as polynomal fit of order 1
             xslope = np.arange(0, len(dataslope), 1)