diff --git a/src/lib/update/main.c b/src/lib/update/main.c
index c1ebf886..6fb6957f 100644
--- a/src/lib/update/main.c
+++ b/src/lib/update/main.c
@@ -179,13 +179,6 @@ update_main(void *unused)
 	    }
 	}
     }
-    /* Age contact */
-    if (opt_LOSE_CONTACT) {
-	for (cn = 1; cn < MAXNOC; cn++) {
-	    if ((cnp = getnatp(cn)) != NULL)
-		agecontact(cnp);
-	}
-    }
     /* Only update mobility for non-MOB_ACCESS here, since it doesn't
        get done for MOB_ACCESS anyway during the update */
     if (!opt_MOB_ACCESS) {
diff --git a/src/lib/update/nat.c b/src/lib/update/nat.c
index d213e5e0..2af5b8f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/update/nat.c
+++ b/src/lib/update/nat.c
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ prod_nat(int etu)
     double res[MAXNOC];
     double newvalue;
     natid n;
-    int cn, cont;
+    int cn;
+    struct natstr *cnp;
 
     for (n = 0; NULL != (np = getnatp(n)); n++) {
 	if ((np->nat_stat & STAT_NORM) == 0)
@@ -215,13 +216,9 @@ prod_nat(int etu)
 	wu((natid)0, n, "money delta was $%ld for this update\n",
 	   np->nat_money - money[n]);
 	if (opt_LOSE_CONTACT) {
-	    for (cn = 0; cn <= MAXNOC; cn++) {
-		cont = getcontact(np, cn);
-		if (cont > 0) {
-		    logerror("country %d at level %d with country %d.\n",
-			     n, cont, cn);
-		    setcont(n, cn, cont - 1);
-		}
+	    for (cn = 1; cn < MAXNOC; cn++) {
+		if ((cnp = getnatp(cn)) != NULL)
+		    agecontact(cnp);
 	    }
 	}
     }