diff --git a/src/brush_paint.rs b/src/brush_paint.rs
index 633e58c2..d4d02489 100644
--- a/src/brush_paint.rs
+++ b/src/brush_paint.rs
@@ -894,16 +894,8 @@ fn walk_brush(start: (f32, f32), init_dir: Option<(f32, f32)>,
             }
         };
 
-        // Stuck check: would we land on already-painted ink AND are we
-        // sitting on already-painted ink?
-        let would_be_stuck = {
-            let new_p_probe = (p.0 + dir.0 * step_size, p.1 + dir.1 * step_size);
-            let (nc, _, _) = grid.evaluate_disk(new_p_probe, brush_radius);
-            nc == 0 && grid.evaluate_disk(p, brush_radius).0 == 0
-        };
-
-        if score < min_score || would_be_stuck {
-            exit_reason = if score < min_score { "score_below_min".into() } else { "stuck".into() };
+        if score < min_score {
+            exit_reason = "score_below_min".into();
             if let Some(t) = trace.as_deref_mut() {
                 t.steps.push(WalkStep {
                     idx: step_idx, p, prev_dir,
@@ -913,9 +905,8 @@ fn walk_brush(start: (f32, f32), init_dir: Option<(f32, f32)>,
             }
             break;
         }
-        let chosen_dir = dir;
 
-        let new_p = (p.0 + chosen_dir.0 * step_size, p.1 + chosen_dir.1 * step_size);
+        let new_p = (p.0 + dir.0 * step_size, p.1 + dir.1 * step_size);
 
         if let Some(t) = trace.as_deref_mut() {
             t.steps.push(WalkStep {
@@ -928,7 +919,7 @@ fn walk_brush(start: (f32, f32), init_dir: Option<(f32, f32)>,
 
         p = new_p;
         path.push(p);
-        prev_dir = Some(chosen_dir);
+        prev_dir = Some(dir);
         grid.paint_disk(p, brush_radius);
         step_idx += 1;
     }