diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c6e750f..dc159998 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "mocha": "^2.3.4",
     "mocha-jshint": "^2.2.5",
     "node-cpplint": "^0.4.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.4.3",
+    "rimraf": "^2.4.4",
     "bufferutil": "^1.2.1"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index 8aa001bb..53441f92 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -549,10 +549,8 @@ class PipelineWorker : public AsyncWorker {
       vips_object_local(hook, interpolator);
       // Use average of x and y residuals to compute sigma for Gaussian blur
       double residual = (xresidual + yresidual) / 2.0;
-      // Apply Gaussian blur before large affine reductions with non-linear interpolators
-      if (residual < 1.0 && (
-        baton->interpolator == "bicubic" || baton->interpolator == "lbb" || baton->interpolator == "nohalo"
-      )) {
+      // Apply Gaussian blur before large affine reductions
+      if (residual < 1.0) {
         // Calculate standard deviation
         double sigma = ((1.0 / residual) - 0.4) / 3.0;
         if (sigma >= 0.3) {