diff --git a/submit_and_compare/submit_and_compare.py b/submit_and_compare/submit_and_compare.py
index 9bb21a3..ddf348a 100644
--- a/submit_and_compare/submit_and_compare.py
+++ b/submit_and_compare/submit_and_compare.py
@@ -294,11 +294,7 @@ def student_submit(self, submissions, suffix=''):
             self.student_answer = submissions['answer']
 
             if submissions['action'] == 'submit':
-                # the user can make an unlimited number of attempts
-                if self.max_attempts == 0:
-                    self.count_attempts = 1
-                else:
-                    self.count_attempts += 1
+                self.count_attempts += 1
 
             if self.student_answer:
                 self.score = 1.0