diff --git a/sc/source/core/data/formulacell.cxx b/sc/source/core/data/formulacell.cxx
index d483ef7175c7..a2891aefdf88 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/data/formulacell.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/data/formulacell.cxx
@@ -4036,8 +4036,7 @@ bool ScFormulaCell::InterpretFormulaGroup()
 
         ScTokenArray aCode;
         ScGroupTokenConverter aConverter(aCode, *pDocument, *this, xGroup->mpTopCell->aPos);
-        std::vector<ScTokenArray*> aLoopControl;
-        if (!aConverter.convert(*pCode, aLoopControl))
+        if (!aConverter.convert(*pCode))
         {
             SAL_INFO("sc.opencl", "conversion of group " << this << " failed, disabling");
             mxGroup->meCalcState = sc::GroupCalcDisabled;
diff --git a/sc/source/core/data/grouptokenconverter.cxx b/sc/source/core/data/grouptokenconverter.cxx
index de3fbf2d2bd0..da3964cf9864 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/data/grouptokenconverter.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/data/grouptokenconverter.cxx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ScGroupTokenConverter::ScGroupTokenConverter(ScTokenArray& rGroupTokens, ScDocum
 {
 }
 
-bool ScGroupTokenConverter::convert(ScTokenArray& rCode, std::vector<ScTokenArray*>& rConversionStack)
+bool ScGroupTokenConverter::convert(ScTokenArray& rCode)
 {
 #if 0
     { // debug to start with:
@@ -232,16 +232,7 @@ bool ScGroupTokenConverter::convert(ScTokenArray& rCode, std::vector<ScTokenArra
 
                 mrGroupTokens.AddOpCode(ocOpen);
 
-                if (std::find(rConversionStack.begin(), rConversionStack.end(), pNamedTokens) != rConversionStack.end())
-                {
-                    SAL_WARN("sc", "loop in recursive ScGroupTokenConverter::convert");
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                rConversionStack.push_back(pNamedTokens);
-                bool bOk = convert(*pNamedTokens, rConversionStack);
-                rConversionStack.pop_back();
-                if (!bOk)
+                if (!convert(*pNamedTokens))
                     return false;
 
                 mrGroupTokens.AddOpCode(ocClose);
diff --git a/sc/source/core/inc/grouptokenconverter.hxx b/sc/source/core/inc/grouptokenconverter.hxx
index b2213636a151..9685681886e0 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/inc/grouptokenconverter.hxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/inc/grouptokenconverter.hxx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SC_DLLPUBLIC ScGroupTokenConverter
 public:
     ScGroupTokenConverter(ScTokenArray& rGroupTokens, ScDocument& rDoc, ScFormulaCell& rCell, const ScAddress& rPos);
 
-    bool convert(ScTokenArray& rCode, std::vector<ScTokenArray*>& rConversionStack);
+    bool convert(ScTokenArray& rCode);
 };
 
 #endif // INCLUDED_SC_SOURCE_CORE_INC_GROUPTOKENCONVERTER_HXX