diff --git a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/conditional.spec.ts.snap b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/conditional.spec.ts.snap
index ecd1c3c..d4fa456 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/conditional.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/conditional.spec.ts.snap
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ exports[`buildkite-graph Steps Command isEffectOf later steps affect earlier eff
 "* <build app>
 * [wait]
 * <deploy app>
+* [wait]
+* <release app>
 * <run integration tests>"
 `;
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/conditional.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/conditional.spec.ts
index 91ecadb..ed4774f 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/conditional.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/conditional.spec.ts
@@ -333,28 +333,41 @@ describe('buildkite-graph', () => {
                 createTest(
                     'later steps affect earlier effects',
                     () => {
+                        const p = new Pipeline('x');
                         const buildConditional = new MyConditional(
-                            new CommandStep('build app'),
+                            () => new CommandStep('build app'),
                             false,
                         );
+                        p.add(buildConditional);
 
                         const deployApp = new CommandStep(
                             'deploy app',
                         ).isEffectOf(buildConditional);
+                        p.add(deployApp);
+
+                        const releaseApp = new CommandStep(
+                            'release app',
+                        ).isEffectOf(deployApp);
+                        p.add(releaseApp);
 
                         const tests = new MyConditional(
                             () =>
-                                new CommandStep(
-                                    'run integration tests',
-                                ).dependsOn(buildConditional),
+                                new Promise<Step>(resolve =>
+                                    setTimeout(
+                                        () =>
+                                            resolve(
+                                                new CommandStep(
+                                                    'run integration tests',
+                                                ).dependsOn(buildConditional),
+                                            ),
+                                        100,
+                                    ),
+                                ),
                             true,
                         );
+                        p.add(tests);
 
-                        return new Pipeline('x').add(
-                            buildConditional,
-                            deployApp,
-                            tests,
-                        );
+                        return p;
                     },
                     ['structure'],
                 );
diff --git a/src/sortedSteps.ts b/src/sortedSteps.ts
index 2f250c5..5435333 100644
--- a/src/sortedSteps.ts
+++ b/src/sortedSteps.ts
@@ -116,14 +116,8 @@ export async function sortedSteps(
                 );
                 addDependency(dependency);
                 for (const removedEffectStep of removedEffects) {
-                    if (
-                        removedEffectStep.effectDependencies.has(
-                            potentialDependency,
-                        )
-                    ) {
-                        removedEffects.delete(removedEffectStep);
-                        await iterateAndAddEffect(removedEffectStep);
-                    }
+                    removedEffects.delete(removedEffectStep);
+                    await iterateAndAddEffect(removedEffectStep);
                 }
             }
         }