diff --git a/src/constitutive_plastic_nonlocal.f90 b/src/constitutive_plastic_nonlocal.f90
index cc5655e78..fefb668eb 100644
--- a/src/constitutive_plastic_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/src/constitutive_plastic_nonlocal.f90
@@ -1209,10 +1209,6 @@ function rhoDotFlux(F,Fp,timestep,  instance,of,ip,el)
     lineLength                                                                                      !< dislocation line length leaving the current interface
 
   ph = material_phaseAt(1,el)
-  if (timestep <= 0.0_pReal) then
-    plasticState(ph)%dotState = 0.0_pReal
-    return
-  endif
 
   associate(prm => param(instance), &
             dst => microstructure(instance), &