diff --git a/ladspa-lv2/RubberBandLivePitchShifter.cpp b/ladspa-lv2/RubberBandLivePitchShifter.cpp
index 16bcaa5..74f3f40 100644
--- a/ladspa-lv2/RubberBandLivePitchShifter.cpp
+++ b/ladspa-lv2/RubberBandLivePitchShifter.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ RubberBandLivePitchShifter::RubberBandLivePitchShifter(int sampleRate, size_t ch
     m_currentFormant(false),
     m_shifter(new RubberBandLiveShifter
               (sampleRate, channels,
-               RubberBandLiveShifter::OptionPitchMethodStandard |
                RubberBandLiveShifter::OptionChannelsTogether)),
     m_sampleRate(sampleRate),
     m_channels(channels),
diff --git a/rubberband/RubberBandLiveShifter.h b/rubberband/RubberBandLiveShifter.h
index a9b37ff..bbf16e9 100644
--- a/rubberband/RubberBandLiveShifter.h
+++ b/rubberband/RubberBandLiveShifter.h
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ public:
         OptionFormantShifted       = 0x00000000,
         OptionFormantPreserved     = 0x01000000,
 
-        OptionPitchMethodStandard  = 0x00000000,
-        OptionPitchMethodAlternate = 0x02000000,
-
         OptionChannelsApart        = 0x00000000,
         OptionChannelsTogether     = 0x10000000,
 
diff --git a/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.cpp b/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.cpp
index 9fbd1ba..0dfb6e6 100644
--- a/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.cpp
+++ b/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ R3LiveShifter::R3LiveShifter(Parameters parameters, Log log) :
     m_useReadahead(false),
     m_prevInhop(m_limits.maxInhopWithReadahead / 2),
     m_prevOuthop(m_prevInhop),
-    m_expandThenContract(false),
     m_firstProcess(true),
     m_unityCount(0)
 {
@@ -71,11 +70,6 @@ R3LiveShifter::initialise()
         m_useReadahead = true;
     }
 
-    if ((m_parameters.options & RubberBandLiveShifter::OptionPitchMethodAlternate)) {
-        m_log.log(1, "R3LiveShifter::R3LiveShifter: expand-then-contract enabled");
-        m_expandThenContract = true;
-    }
-    
     double maxClassifierFrequency = 16000.0;
     if (maxClassifierFrequency > m_parameters.sampleRate/2) {
         maxClassifierFrequency = m_parameters.sampleRate/2;
@@ -247,14 +241,8 @@ R3LiveShifter::measureResamplerDelay()
     auto outbuf = inbuf;
     
     double inRatio = 1.0;
-    if (m_expandThenContract) {
-        if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
-            inRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
-            inRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
+    if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
+        inRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
     }
 
     int outcount = m_inResampler->resampleInterleaved
@@ -290,18 +278,10 @@ R3LiveShifter::getStartDelay() const
 {
     int fixed = getWindowSourceSize() / 2 + m_resamplerDelay * 2;
     int variable = getWindowSourceSize() / 2;
-    if (m_expandThenContract) {
-        if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
-            return size_t(fixed + ceil(variable * m_pitchScale));
-        } else {
-            return size_t(fixed + ceil(variable / m_pitchScale));
-        }
+    if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
+        return size_t(fixed + ceil(variable / m_pitchScale));
     } else {
-        if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
-            return size_t(fixed + ceil(variable / m_pitchScale));
-        } else {
-            return size_t(fixed + ceil(variable * m_pitchScale));
-        }
+        return size_t(fixed + ceil(variable * m_pitchScale));
     }
 }
 
@@ -353,13 +333,9 @@ R3LiveShifter::shift(const float *const *input, float *const *output)
 
     int pad = 0;
     if (m_firstProcess) {
-        if (m_expandThenContract) {
-            pad = getWindowSourceSize() / 2;
-        } else {
-            pad = getWindowSourceSize();
-            if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
-                pad = int(ceil(pad * m_pitchScale));
-            }
+        pad = getWindowSourceSize();
+        if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
+            pad = int(ceil(pad * m_pitchScale));
         }
         m_log.log(2, "R3LiveShifter::shift: extending input with pre-pad", incount, pad);
         for (int c = 0; c < m_parameters.channels; ++c) {
@@ -371,14 +347,8 @@ R3LiveShifter::shift(const float *const *input, float *const *output)
 
     double outRatio = 1.0;
 
-    if (m_expandThenContract) {
-        if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
-            outRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
-            outRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
+    if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
+        outRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
     }
     
     int requiredInOutbuf = int(ceil(incount / outRatio));
@@ -440,15 +410,8 @@ R3LiveShifter::readIn(const float *const *input)
     }
     
     double inRatio = 1.0;
-
-    if (m_expandThenContract) {
-        if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
-            inRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
-            inRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
+    if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
+        inRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
     }
 
     m_log.log(2, "R3LiveShifter::readIn: ratio", inRatio);
@@ -639,15 +602,8 @@ int
 R3LiveShifter::readOut(float *const *output, int outcount)
 {
     double outRatio = 1.0;
-
-    if (m_expandThenContract) {
-        if (m_pitchScale > 1.0) {
-            outRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
-            outRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
-        }
+    if (m_pitchScale < 1.0) {
+        outRatio = 1.0 / m_pitchScale;
     }
     
     m_log.log(2, "R3LiveShifter::readOut: outcount and ratio", outcount, outRatio);
diff --git a/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.h b/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.h
index 814ea52..044f245 100644
--- a/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.h
+++ b/src/finer/R3LiveShifter.h
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ protected:
     bool m_useReadahead;
     int m_prevInhop;
     int m_prevOuthop;
-    bool m_expandThenContract; // otherwise contract then expand
     bool m_firstProcess;
     uint32_t m_unityCount;
 
diff --git a/src/test/TestLiveShifter.cpp b/src/test/TestLiveShifter.cpp
index 2cbede5..a7bb194 100644
--- a/src/test/TestLiveShifter.cpp
+++ b/src/test/TestLiveShifter.cpp
@@ -230,34 +230,18 @@ static void check_sinusoid_shifted(int n, int rate, float freq, float shift,
     }
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sinusoid_unchanged_mode_a)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sinusoid_unchanged)
 {
-    RubberBandLiveShifter::Options options =
-        RubberBandLiveShifter::OptionPitchMethodStandard;
     int n = 20000;
-
-    check_sinusoid_unchanged(n, 44100, 440.f, options, false);
-    check_sinusoid_unchanged(n, 48000, 260.f, options, false);
+    check_sinusoid_unchanged(n, 44100, 440.f, 0, false);
+    check_sinusoid_unchanged(n, 48000, 260.f, 0, false);
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sinusoid_unchanged_mode_b)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sinusoid_down_octave)
 {
-    RubberBandLiveShifter::Options options =
-        RubberBandLiveShifter::OptionPitchMethodAlternate;
     int n = 20000;
-
-    check_sinusoid_unchanged(n, 44100, 440.f, options, false);
-    check_sinusoid_unchanged(n, 48000, 260.f, options, false);
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sinusoid_down_octave_mode_a)
-{
-    RubberBandLiveShifter::Options options =
-        RubberBandLiveShifter::OptionPitchMethodStandard;
-    int n = 20000;
-
-    check_sinusoid_shifted(n, 44100, 440.f, 0.5f, options, true);
-//    check_sinusoid_shifted(n, 48000, 260.f, 0.5f, options, false);
+    check_sinusoid_shifted(n, 44100, 440.f, 0.5f, 0, true);
+//    check_sinusoid_shifted(n, 48000, 260.f, 0.5f, 0, false);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()