diff --git a/position/src/move_generator/pawn.rs b/position/src/move_generator/pawn.rs
index 401366e..1797603 100644
--- a/position/src/move_generator/pawn.rs
+++ b/position/src/move_generator/pawn.rs
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@ impl PawnMoveGenerator {
         let square = piece.square();
         let bitboard: BitBoard = square.into();
 
-        let empty_squares = position.empty_squares();
+        let starting_rank = Rank::PAWN_STARTING_RANKS[piece.color() as usize];
 
+        let empty_squares = position.empty_squares();
         let mut moves = bitboard.shift_north_one() & empty_squares;
-        if !(bitboard
-            & BitBoard::rank(Rank::PAWN_STARTING_RANKS[piece.color() as usize].as_index()))
-        .is_empty()
-        {
+        if !(bitboard & BitBoard::rank(starting_rank.as_index())).is_empty() {
             moves |= moves.shift_north_one() & empty_squares;
         }