diff --git a/Advent24/Day2.cs b/Advent24/Day2.cs
index 8301af7..1964049 100644
--- a/Advent24/Day2.cs
+++ b/Advent24/Day2.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ namespace Advent24
         {
             Int32 currentLevel;
             Int32? previousLevel = null;
-            Int32? previousPreviousLevel = null;
             Int32 differenceInLevels = 0;
             Boolean? isIncreasing = null;
             Boolean reportIsSafe = true;
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@ namespace Advent24
                 if((levelIndexToSkip ?? -1) == currentLevelIndex)
                 {
                     // assume current element doesn't exist, so the previous
-                    // element should be the one that was before it
-                    previousLevel = previousPreviousLevel;
+                    // element should remain what it was
 
                     Console.WriteLine("{0:s} {1:d}", "    currentLevelIndex (skipped) = ", currentLevelIndex);
 
@@ -96,8 +94,7 @@ namespace Advent24
 
                 // control reaches this line if report has not been proven unsafe yet
 
-                // updating previousLevel and previousPreviousLevel in preparation for the next iteration
-                previousPreviousLevel = previousLevel;
+                // updating previousLevel in preparation for the next iteration
                 previousLevel = currentLevel;
 
                 // incrementing the current-element-number indicator