diff --git a/src/RideFile.cpp b/src/RideFile.cpp
index 76b7d7f6f..a08a59e25 100644
--- a/src/RideFile.cpp
+++ b/src/RideFile.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ RideFile::isRun() const
 {
     // for now we just look at Sport and if there are any
     // running specific data series in the data
-    return (getTag("Sport", "") == "Run" || getTag("Sport", "") == tr("Run")) ||
-           (areDataPresent()->rvert || areDataPresent()->rcad || areDataPresent()->rcontact);
+    return (getTag("Sport", "") == "Run" || getTag("Sport", "") == tr("Run"));
 }
 
 bool