diff --git a/gocognit.go b/gocognit.go
index e47bc3a..0687f5e 100644
--- a/gocognit.go
+++ b/gocognit.go
@@ -304,11 +304,6 @@ func (v *complexityVisitor) visitCallExpr(n *ast.CallExpr) ast.Visitor {
 		if obj == v.name.Obj && name == v.name.Name {
 			// called by same function directly (direct recursion)
 			v.incComplexity()
-		} else if obj != nil {
-			if fnDecl, ok := obj.Decl.(*ast.FuncDecl); ok {
-				// called by same function indirectly (indirect recursion)
-				ast.Walk(v, fnDecl)
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return v
diff --git a/testdata/src/a/a.go b/testdata/src/a/a.go
index 115151c..9eb95a3 100644
--- a/testdata/src/a/a.go
+++ b/testdata/src/a/a.go
@@ -125,18 +125,6 @@ func FactRec(n int) int { // want "cognitive complexity 3 of func FactRec is hig
 	}
 } // total complexity = 3
 
-func FactRecIndirect(n int) int { // want "cognitive complexity 3 of func FactRecIndirect is high \\(> 0\\)"
-	if n <= 1 { // +1
-		return 1
-	} else { // +1
-		return factRecIndirect0(n) // +0 +1, due to indirect call to FactRecIndirect
-	}
-} // total complexity = 3
-
-func factRecIndirect0(n int) int { // want "cognitive complexity 3 of func factRecIndirect0 is high \\(> 0\\)"
-	return n * FactRecIndirect(n-1) // +0 +3 due to inderect call to factRecIndirect0
-} // total complexity = 3
-
 func FactLoop(n int) int { // want "cognitive complexity 1 of func FactLoop is high \\(> 0\\)"
 	total := 1
 	for n > 0 { // +1
diff --git a/testdata/src/b/b.go b/testdata/src/b/b.go
index 4517ab2..2bd3093 100644
--- a/testdata/src/b/b.go
+++ b/testdata/src/b/b.go
@@ -125,18 +125,6 @@ func FactRec(n int) int {
 	}
 } // total complexity = 3
 
-func FactRecIndirect(n int) int {
-	if n <= 1 { // +1
-		return 1
-	} else { // +1
-		return factRecIndirect0(n) // +0 +1, due to indirect call to FactRecIndirect
-	}
-} // total complexity = 3
-
-func factRecIndirect0(n int) int {
-	return n * FactRecIndirect(n-1) // +0 +3 due to inderect call to factRecIndirect0
-} // total complexity = 3
-
 func FactLoop(n int) int {
 	total := 1
 	for n > 0 { // +1