diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index 67c465c..0db067a 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -521,13 +521,9 @@ struct Iterator {
 
 // Call Stepwise::step for each element of remaining until it returns true.
 // Applies a permutation to `remaining` as a side effect.
-template <class Stepwise>
-void runInterleaved(std::span<Stepwise> remaining, int stepLimit = -1) {
+template <class Stepwise> void runInterleaved(std::span<Stepwise> remaining) {
   while (remaining.size() > 0) {
     for (int i = 0; i < int(remaining.size());) {
-      if (stepLimit-- == 0) {
-        return;
-      }
       bool done = remaining[i].step();
       if (done) {
         if (i != int(remaining.size()) - 1) {
@@ -542,16 +538,9 @@ void runInterleaved(std::span<Stepwise> remaining, int stepLimit = -1) {
   }
 };
 
-template <class Stepwise>
-void runSequential(std::span<Stepwise> remaining, int stepLimit = -1) {
+template <class Stepwise> void runSequential(std::span<Stepwise> remaining) {
   for (auto &r : remaining) {
-    if (stepLimit-- == 0) {
-      return;
-    }
     while (!r.step()) {
-      if (stepLimit-- == 0) {
-        return;
-      }
     }
   }
 }