diff --git a/src/detect-distance.c b/src/detect-distance.c
index 2e3e37ec54..6b5cfb045e 100644
--- a/src/detect-distance.c
+++ b/src/detect-distance.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int DetectDistanceSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s,
                                                     &s->pmatch, &s->pmatch_tail,
                                                     &s->dmatch, &s->dmatch_tail);
                 pm = pm1;
-            } else if (pm2_ots->idx > dcem->idx) {
+            } else {
                 /* within is against pm1, pm = pm1 */
                 pm = pm1;
             }
diff --git a/src/detect-within.c b/src/detect-within.c
index a4164cb3f8..ec6b7d6caa 100644
--- a/src/detect-within.c
+++ b/src/detect-within.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int DetectWithinSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, char *withi
                                                     &s->pmatch, &s->pmatch_tail,
                                                     &s->dmatch, &s->dmatch_tail);
                 pm = pm1;
-            } else if (pm2_ots->idx > dcem->idx) {
+            } else {
                 /* within is against pm1, pm = pm1 */
                 pm = pm1;
             }