diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a3fdbd5..c4ae096 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins { id("io.vacco.oss.gitflow") version "0.9.8" }
 
 group = "io.vacco.kimaris"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 
 configure<io.vacco.oss.gitflow.GsPluginProfileExtension> {
   addJ8Spec()
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetFace.java b/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetFace.java
index e6b2b09..89fd64c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetFace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetFace.java
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 
 public class KmDetFace {
 
-  private static int binTestGtEq(int px1, int px2) {
-    if (px1 <= px2) { return 1; }
-    return 0;
-  }
-
   public static double classifyRegion(int r, int c, int s, int treeDepth, byte[] pixels, int dim, KmFaceCascade pg) {
     double out = 0;
     int root = 0, px1, px2;
@@ -23,7 +18,7 @@ public static double classifyRegion(int r, int c, int s, int treeDepth, byte[] p
           x2 = ((r + pg.treeCodes[root + 4 * idx + 2] * s) >> 8) * dim + ((c + pg.treeCodes[root + 4 * idx + 3] * s) >> 8);
           px1 = pixels[x1] & 0xff;
           px2 = pixels[x2] & 0xff;
-          idx = 2 * idx + binTestGtEq(px1, px2);
+          idx = 2 * idx + (px1 <= px2 ? 1 : 0);
         }
         out += pg.treePred[treeDepth * i + idx - treeDepth];
         if (out <= pg.treeThreshold[i]) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetPup.java b/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetPup.java
index 5a93e2c..7f6f9d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetPup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vacco/kimaris/impl/KmDetPup.java
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 
 public class KmDetPup {
 
-  private static int binTestLt(int px1, int px2) {
-    if (px1 > px2) { return 1; }
-    return 0;
-  }
-
   public static void classifyRegion(double r, double c, double s,
                                     int treeDepth, int nrows, int ncols,
                                     byte[] pixels, int dim, boolean flipV,
@@ -32,7 +27,7 @@ public static void classifyRegion(double r, double c, double s,
           }
           px1 = pixels[r1 * dim + c1] & 0xff;
           px2 = pixels[r2 * dim + c2] & 0xff;
-          idx = 2 * idx + 1 + binTestLt(px1, px2);
+          idx = 2 * idx + 1 + (px1 > px2 ? 1 : 0);
         }
         int lutIdx = 2 * (int) (plc.trees * treeDepth * i + treeDepth * j + idx - (treeDepth - 1));
         dr += plc.treePreds[lutIdx + 0];