| diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spans/NearSpansOrdered.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spans/NearSpansOrdered.java |
| index f4054738d2..9e40574ead 100644 |
| --- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spans/NearSpansOrdered.java |
| +++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spans/NearSpansOrdered.java |
| @@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class NearSpansOrdered extends ConjunctionSpans { |
| |
| public NearSpansOrdered(int allowedSlop, List<Spans> subSpans) throws IOException { |
| super(subSpans); |
| - this.atFirstInCurrentDoc = true; // -1 startPosition/endPosition also at doc -1 |
| this.allowedSlop = allowedSlop; |
| } |
| |
