diff --git a/src/adiar/internal/algorithms/quantify.h b/src/adiar/internal/algorithms/quantify.h
index 8fa14028d..4e6c57d00 100644
--- a/src/adiar/internal/algorithms/quantify.h
+++ b/src/adiar/internal/algorithms/quantify.h
@@ -1320,17 +1320,16 @@ namespace adiar::internal
     // Terminal Count Heuristics
 
     const size_t false_weight =
-      1 + Policy::collapse_to_terminal(typename Policy::pointer_type(false));
+      Policy::collapse_to_terminal(typename Policy::pointer_type(false));
 
     const size_t true_weight =
-      1 + Policy::collapse_to_terminal(typename Policy::pointer_type(true));
+      Policy::collapse_to_terminal(typename Policy::pointer_type(true));
 
     const double total_arcs         = 2.0 * size;
     const double weighted_terminals = false_weight * false_terminals + true_weight * true_terminals;
-    const size_t exponent           = 21.0 * (weighted_terminals / total_arcs) + 0.4;
 
     const typename Policy::label_type terminal_threshold =
-      (1u << std::min<size_t>(exponent, log2(2 * Policy::max_label))) - 1u;
+      (200.0 * weighted_terminals) / total_arcs;
 
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Shallow Variables Heuristic