diff --git a/src/tike/ptycho/ptycho.py b/src/tike/ptycho/ptycho.py
index b0228dee..409ea9c5 100644
--- a/src/tike/ptycho/ptycho.py
+++ b/src/tike/ptycho/ptycho.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     get_varying_probe,
     apply_median_filter_abs_probe,
     orthogonalize_eig,
+    finite_probe_support,
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -715,6 +716,27 @@ def _apply_probe_constraints(
     if parameters.probe_options is not None:
         if parameters.probe_options.recover_probe(epoch):
 
+            if parameters.probe_options.probe_support > 0:
+                b0 = finite_probe_support(
+                    parameters.probe,
+                    p=parameters.probe_options.probe_support,
+                    radius=parameters.probe_options.probe_support_radius,
+                    degree=parameters.probe_options.probe_support_degree,
+                )
+                parameters.probe -= b0 * cp.conj(b0 * parameters.probe)
+
+            if parameters.probe_options.additional_probe_penalty > 0:
+                b1 = (
+                    parameters.probe_options.additional_probe_penalty
+                    * cp.linspace(
+                        0,
+                        1,
+                        parameters.probe.shape[-3],
+                        dtype=tike.precision.floating,
+                    )[..., None, None]
+                )
+                parameters.probe -= b1 * cp.conj(b1 * parameters.probe)
+
             if parameters.probe_options.median_filter_abs_probe:
                 parameters.probe = apply_median_filter_abs_probe(
                     parameters.probe,
diff --git a/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/lstsq.py b/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/lstsq.py
index 3700d123..40b94571 100644
--- a/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/lstsq.py
+++ b/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/lstsq.py
@@ -710,35 +710,6 @@ def _precondition_nearplane_gradients(
         A1 = cp.sum((dOP * dOP.conj()).real + eps, axis=(-2, -1))
 
     if recover_probe:
-        b0 = tike.ptycho.probe.finite_probe_support(
-            unique_probe[..., m : m + 1, :, :],
-            p=probe_options.probe_support,
-            radius=probe_options.probe_support_radius,
-            degree=probe_options.probe_support_degree,
-        )
-
-        b1 = (
-            probe_options.additional_probe_penalty
-            * cp.linspace(
-                0,
-                1,
-                probe[0].shape[-3],
-                dtype=tike.precision.floating,
-            )[..., m : m + 1, None, None]
-        )
-
-        m_probe_update = m_probe_update - (b0 + b1) * probe[..., m : m + 1, :, :]
-        # / (
-        #     (1 - alpha) * probe_update_denominator
-        #     + alpha
-        #     * probe_update_denominator.max(
-        #         axis=(-2, -1),
-        #         keepdims=True,
-        #     )
-        #     + b0
-        #     + b1
-        # )
-
         dPO = m_probe_update[..., m:m + 1, :, :] * patches
         A4 = cp.sum((dPO * dPO.conj()).real + eps, axis=(-2, -1))
 
diff --git a/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/rpie.py b/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/rpie.py
index 878bad82..1f8837ee 100644
--- a/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/rpie.py
+++ b/src/tike/ptycho/solvers/rpie.py
@@ -264,17 +264,7 @@ def _update(
             psi = psi + dpsi / deno
 
     if recover_probe:
-        b0 = tike.ptycho.probe.finite_probe_support(
-            probe,
-            p=probe_options.probe_support,
-            radius=probe_options.probe_support_radius,
-            degree=probe_options.probe_support_degree,
-        )
-        b1 = (
-            probe_options.additional_probe_penalty
-            * cp.linspace(0, 1, probe.shape[-3], dtype="float32")[..., None, None]
-        )
-        dprobe = probe_update_numerator - (b1 + b0) * probe
+        dprobe = probe_update_numerator
         deno = (
             (1 - algorithm_options.alpha) * probe_options.preconditioner
             + algorithm_options.alpha
@@ -282,8 +272,6 @@ def _update(
                 axis=(-2, -1),
                 keepdims=True,
             )
-            + b0
-            + b1
         )
         probe = probe + dprobe / deno
         if probe_options.use_adaptive_moment: