diff --git a/src/main/java/relations/objects/LinearCombination.java b/src/main/java/relations/objects/LinearCombination.java
index 979b91e..e9cd4d9 100755
--- a/src/main/java/relations/objects/LinearCombination.java
+++ b/src/main/java/relations/objects/LinearCombination.java
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ public boolean isValid(final int numVariables) {
 
     public FieldT evaluate(final Assignment<FieldT> input) {
         FieldT result = input.get(0).zero();
-        final FieldT one = result.one();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < terms.size(); i++) {
             final long index = terms.get(i).index();
-            final FieldT value = index == 0 ? one : input.get((int) index).mul(terms.get(i).value());
+            final FieldT value = input.get((int) index).mul(terms.get(i).value());
 
             result = result.add(value);
         }