diff --git a/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol b/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol
index 91e2787..70eadac 100644
--- a/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol
+++ b/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol
@@ -186,14 +186,11 @@ contract LiquidityManager is ThreePositionStrategy, PriceOracle {
         if (cumulativeVolume == 0) {
             // No VWAP data yet — always bootstrap to prevent vwapX96=0 fallback
             shouldRecordVWAP = true;
-        } else if (lastRecenterTick != 0) {
+        } else {
             // token0isWeth: tick UP = price down in KRK terms = sells = ETH outflow
             // !token0isWeth: tick DOWN = price down in KRK terms = sells = ETH outflow
             // Only record when price falls — VWAP stays anchored to historical levels during buy attacks.
             shouldRecordVWAP = token0isWeth ? (currentTick > lastRecenterTick) : (currentTick < lastRecenterTick);
-        } else {
-            // First recenter — no reference point, record conservatively
-            shouldRecordVWAP = true;
         }
         lastRecenterTick = currentTick;
 
diff --git a/onchain/test/LiquidityManager.t.sol b/onchain/test/LiquidityManager.t.sol
index 5ae78bf..3fe09cf 100644
--- a/onchain/test/LiquidityManager.t.sol
+++ b/onchain/test/LiquidityManager.t.sol
@@ -1084,33 +1084,6 @@ contract LiquidityManagerTest is UniSwapHelper {
         assertGt(anchorLiq, 0, "ANCHOR position should have been created with fallback params");
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @notice VWAP else branch: cumulativeVolume > 0 AND lastRecenterTick == 0
-     *         Reached by re-deploying a fresh LM (lastRecenterTick = 0) and setting
-     *         cumulativeVolume via vm.store before the first recenter.
-     */
-    function testVWAPElseBranch() public {
-        // Re-deploy fresh protocol so lastRecenterTick starts at 0
-        deployProtocolWithTokenOrder(DEFAULT_TOKEN0_IS_WETH);
-
-        // Preconditions: fresh LM has lastRecenterTick == 0 and cumulativeVolume == 0
-        assertEq(lm.lastRecenterTick(), 0, "precondition: lastRecenterTick must be 0");
-        assertEq(lm.cumulativeVolume(), 0, "precondition: cumulativeVolume must be 0");
-
-        // Set cumulativeVolume to non-zero (storage slot 1 in VWAPTracker).
-        // This creates the state: cumulativeVolume > 0 AND lastRecenterTick == 0,
-        // which triggers the else branch (line 170) on the first recenter.
-        vm.store(address(lm), bytes32(uint256(1)), bytes32(uint256(1e18)));
-        assertEq(lm.cumulativeVolume(), 1e18, "cumulativeVolume should be 1e18 after vm.store");
-
-        // Call recenter — hits the else branch, sets lastRecenterTick, then sets positions
-        vm.prank(RECENTER_CALLER);
-        lm.recenter();
-
-        // Verify lastRecenterTick was updated from the recenter
-        assertTrue(lm.lastRecenterTick() != 0, "lastRecenterTick should have been updated after recenter");
-    }
-
     /**
      * @notice When feeDestination == address(lm), recenter must not transfer fees externally
      *         and _getOutstandingSupply must not double-subtract LM-held KRK.