diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java
index ae51142c6..8c693cd75 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java
@@ -231,22 +231,8 @@ public class IkConstraint implements Constraint {
 					break outer;
 				}
 			}
-			float minAngle = 0, minDist = Float.MAX_VALUE, minX = 0, minY = 0;
-			float maxAngle = 0, maxDist = 0, maxX = 0, maxY = 0;
-			x = l1 + a;
-			d = x * x;
-			if (d > maxDist) {
-				maxAngle = 0;
-				maxDist = d;
-				maxX = x;
-			}
-			x = l1 - a;
-			d = x * x;
-			if (d < minDist) {
-				minAngle = PI;
-				minDist = d;
-				minX = x;
-			}
+			float minAngle = PI, minX = l1 - a, minDist = minX * minX, minY = 0;
+			float maxAngle = 0, maxX = l1 + a, maxDist = maxX * maxX, maxY = 0;
 			float angle = (float)Math.acos(-a * l1 / (aa - bb));
 			x = a * cos(angle) + l1;
 			y = b * sin(angle);