diff --git a/exllamav2/exllamav2_ext/ext_sampling.cpp b/exllamav2/exllamav2_ext/ext_sampling.cpp
index c1f1e04..82ef14a 100644
--- a/exllamav2/exllamav2_ext/ext_sampling.cpp
+++ b/exllamav2/exllamav2_ext/ext_sampling.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ std::vector<float> sample_basic
 
         if (num_probs || skew != 0.0f)
         {
-            num_candidates = pre_sort_descending(num_candidates, temp_probs, temp_indices);
             sort_descending(num_candidates, temp_probs, temp_indices, num_probs);
         }