diff --git a/src/software/utils/main_imageProcessing.cpp b/src/software/utils/main_imageProcessing.cpp
index 9335238e9e..54e4ce97a0 100644
--- a/src/software/utils/main_imageProcessing.cpp
+++ b/src/software/utils/main_imageProcessing.cpp
@@ -941,12 +941,6 @@ int aliceVision_main(int argc, char* argv[])
         extChunkEnd = selectedViews.size();
     }
 
-    if (steps.size() == 0)
-    {
-        extChunkStart = 0;
-        extChunkEnd = 0;
-    }
-
     // Loop over selected views for this chunk
     for (int pos = extChunkStart; pos < extChunkEnd; pos++)
     {