diff --git a/src/mcts.rs b/src/mcts.rs
index 25e0cc22..3c8825ed 100644
--- a/src/mcts.rs
+++ b/src/mcts.rs
@@ -373,7 +373,12 @@ impl<'a> Searcher<'a> {
             let mut q = SearchHelpers::get_action_value(action, fpu);
 
             if !action.ptr().is_null() {
-                q -= self.params.virtual_loss() * f32::from(self.tree[action.ptr()].threads());
+                let threads = f64::from(self.tree[action.ptr()].threads());
+                if threads > 0.0 {
+                    let visits = f64::from(action.visits());
+                    let q2 = f64::from(q) * visits / (visits + threads);
+                    q = q2 as f32;
+                }
             }
 
             let u = expl * action.policy() / (1 + action.visits()) as f32;
diff --git a/src/mcts/params.rs b/src/mcts/params.rs
index d804b37b..7b2c7d7b 100644
--- a/src/mcts/params.rs
+++ b/src/mcts/params.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ macro_rules! make_mcts_params {
 }
 
 make_mcts_params! {
-    virtual_loss: f32 = 0.5, 0.0, 1.0, 0.01, 0.002;
     root_pst: f32 = 3.64, 1.0, 10.0, 0.4, 0.002;
     root_cpuct: f32 = 0.314, 0.1, 5.0, 0.065, 0.002;
     cpuct: f32 = 0.314, 0.1, 5.0, 0.065, 0.002;