diff --git a/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/runtime/BaseSpecRunner.java b/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/runtime/BaseSpecRunner.java
index eeb9eaea85..bd70705607 100755
--- a/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/runtime/BaseSpecRunner.java
+++ b/spock-core/src/main/java/org/spockframework/runtime/BaseSpecRunner.java
@@ -402,13 +402,10 @@ public void doRunSetup(SpecInfo spec) {
 
   private void runFeatureMethod() {
     if (runStatus != OK) return;
-    if ((currentIteration == null)) {
-      invoke(currentInstance, currentFeature.getFeatureMethod(), currentIteration.getDataValues());
-    } else {
-      MethodInfo featureIteration = new MethodInfo(currentFeature.getFeatureMethod());
-      featureIteration.setIteration(currentIteration);
-      invoke(currentInstance, featureIteration, currentIteration.getDataValues());
-    }
+
+    MethodInfo featureIteration = new MethodInfo(currentFeature.getFeatureMethod());
+    featureIteration.setIteration(currentIteration);
+    invoke(currentInstance, featureIteration, currentIteration.getDataValues());
   }
 
   private void runCleanup() {