diff --git a/src/libslic3r/BranchingTree/BranchingTree.cpp b/src/libslic3r/BranchingTree/BranchingTree.cpp
index 3e5e0a6862..72ecf8c86c 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/BranchingTree/BranchingTree.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/BranchingTree/BranchingTree.cpp
@@ -76,18 +76,7 @@ void build_tree(PointCloud &nodes, Builder &builder)
             switch (type) {
             case BED: {
                 closest_node.weight = w;
-                if (closest_it->dst_branching > nodes.properties().max_branch_length()) {
-                    auto hl_br_len = float(nodes.properties().max_branch_length()) / 2.f;
-                    Node new_node {{node.pos.x(), node.pos.y(), node.pos.z() - hl_br_len}, node.Rmin};
-                    new_node.id = int(nodes.next_junction_id());
-                    new_node.weight = nodes.get(node_id).weight + hl_br_len;
-                    new_node.left = node.id;
-                    if ((routed = builder.add_bridge(node, new_node))) {
-                        size_t new_idx = nodes.insert_junction(new_node);
-                        ptsqueue.push(new_idx);
-                    }
-                }
-                else if ((routed = builder.add_ground_bridge(node, closest_node))) {
+                if ((routed = builder.add_ground_bridge(node, closest_node))) {
                     closest_node.left = closest_node.right = node_id;
                     nodes.get(closest_node_id) = closest_node;
                     nodes.mark_unreachable(closest_node_id);