diff --git a/phsource/ph_russian b/phsource/ph_russian
index 5bb2f58f..37827a74 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_russian
+++ b/phsource/ph_russian
@@ -240,14 +240,6 @@ endphoneme
 phoneme I
   vwl starttype #i endtype #i
   length 80
-
-  IF thisPh(isMaxStress) THEN
-    IF prevPhW(j) THEN
-      ChangePhoneme(a)
-    ELSE
-      ChangePhoneme(i)
-    ENDIF
-  ENDIF
   FMT(vwl_ru/ii)
 endphoneme