diff --git a/DAS/simulator.py b/DAS/simulator.py
index 83ba876..b7b7dff 100644
--- a/DAS/simulator.py
+++ b/DAS/simulator.py
@@ -273,13 +273,11 @@ class Simulator:
                 })
 
             if missingSamples == oldMissingSamples:
-                if len(missingVector) > self.config.steps4StopCondition:
-                    if missingSamples == missingVector[len(missingVector)-1-self.config.steps4StopCondition]:
-                        self.logger.debug("The block cannot be recovered, failure rate %d!" % self.shape.failureRate, extra=self.format)
-                        if self.config.diagnostics:
-                            self.printDiagnostics()
-                        break
+                self.logger.debug("The block cannot be recovered, failure rate %d!" % self.shape.failureRate, extra=self.format)
+                if self.config.diagnostics:
+                    self.printDiagnostics()
                 missingVector.append(missingSamples)
+                break
             elif missingSamples == 0:
                 #self.logger.info("The entire block is available at step %d, with failure rate %d !" % (steps, self.shape.failureRate), extra=self.format)
                 missingVector.append(missingSamples)
diff --git a/config_example.py b/config_example.py
index d07a899..f799c20 100644
--- a/config_example.py
+++ b/config_example.py
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ randomSeed = "DAS"
 # If True, print diagnostics when the block is not available
 diagnostics = False
 
-# Number of steps without progress to stop simulation
-steps4StopCondition = 7
-
 def nextShape():
     for run, fr, class1ratio, chi, vpn1, vpn2, blockSize, nn, netDegree, bwUplinkProd, bwUplink1, bwUplink2 in itertools.product(
         runs, failureRates, class1ratios, chis, validatorsPerNode1, validatorsPerNode2, blockSizes, numberNodes, netDegrees, bwUplinksProd, bwUplinks1, bwUplinks2):