diff --git a/ext/bio/bigwig/bigwigext.c b/ext/bio/bigwig/bigwigext.c
index 509cefa..1eb5010 100644
--- a/ext/bio/bigwig/bigwigext.c
+++ b/ext/bio/bigwig/bigwigext.c
@@ -332,12 +332,6 @@ bw_get_stats(VALUE self, VALUE rb_chrom, VALUE rb_start, VALUE rb_end, VALUE rb_
   if (rb_type != Qnil)
     type = StringValueCStr(rb_type);
 
-  if (rb_exact != Qnil)
-  {
-    if (RTEST(rb_exact) == 1)
-      endl = startl + nBins - 1;
-  }
-
   tid = bwGetTid(bw, chrom);
 
   if (endl == (unsigned long)-1 && tid != (uint32_t)-1)