diff --git a/search.py b/search.py
index 0504fba59..aa556c3a0 100644
--- a/search.py
+++ b/search.py
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ def best_first_graph_search(problem, f):
     a best first search you can examine the f values of the path returned."""
     f = memoize(f, 'f')
     node = Node(problem.initial)
-    if problem.goal_test(node.state):
-        return node
     frontier = PriorityQueue('min', f)
     frontier.append(node)
     explored = set()