diff --git a/src/seis/utilmeca.c b/src/seis/utilmeca.c
index c6210c05eff..31142a1bc8f 100644
--- a/src/seis/utilmeca.c
+++ b/src/seis/utilmeca.c
@@ -910,21 +910,13 @@ void meca_axe2dc (struct SEIS_AXIS T, struct SEIS_AXIS P, struct SEIS_NODAL_PLAN
 	}
 	if (p2 < 0.0) p2 += 360.0;
 
-    NP1->dip = d1; NP1->str = p1;
-    NP2->dip = d2; NP2->str = p2;
-
-    /* Epsilon-aware tie-break: avoid quadrant swap when P.dip is almost equal T.dip */
-    if (P.dip > T.dip + SEIS_EPSILON) {
-        im = -1;
-    } else if (P.dip < T.dip - SEIS_EPSILON) {
-        im = 1;
-    } else {
-        /* |P.dip - T.dip| <= SEIS_EPSILON: deterministic choice */
-        im = -1;
-    }
-
-    NP1->rake = meca_computed_rake2 (NP2->str, NP2->dip, NP1->str, NP1->dip, im);
-    NP2->rake = meca_computed_rake2 (NP1->str, NP1->dip, NP2->str, NP2->dip, im);
+	NP1->dip = d1; NP1->str = p1;
+	NP2->dip = d2; NP2->str = p2;
+
+	im = 1;
+	if (P.dip > T.dip) im = -1;
+	NP1->rake = meca_computed_rake2 (NP2->str, NP2->dip, NP1->str, NP1->dip, im);
+	NP2->rake = meca_computed_rake2 (NP1->str, NP1->dip, NP2->str, NP2->dip, im);
 }
 
 void meca_dc2axe (st_me meca, struct SEIS_AXIS *T, struct SEIS_AXIS *N, struct SEIS_AXIS *P) {