diff --git a/source/Lib/CommonLib/AdaptiveLoopFilter.cpp b/source/Lib/CommonLib/AdaptiveLoopFilter.cpp
index 2c176bec1bcc317f7e303e2f547da8d4c4a3180b..3777126e7de60dc3c254db67fe3f0cee277a74a5 100644
--- a/source/Lib/CommonLib/AdaptiveLoopFilter.cpp
+++ b/source/Lib/CommonLib/AdaptiveLoopFilter.cpp
@@ -1242,13 +1242,7 @@ void AdaptiveLoopFilter::filterBlk(AlfClassifier **classifier, const PelUnitBuf
         bool isNearVBbelow = yVb >= vbPos && (yVb <= vbPos);
         for( int jj = 0; jj < clsSizeX; jj++ )
         {
-
-
-#if JVET_R0351_HIGH_BIT_DEPTH_SUPPORT
-          Pel sum = 0;
-#else
-          int sum = 0;
-#endif
+          int32_t   sum  = 0;
           const Pel curr = pImg0[+0];
           if( filtType == ALF_FILTER_7 )
           {