diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala
index e2c9229e9b..28cac116f1 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala
@@ -1745,14 +1745,8 @@ class FormatOps(
       def slbSplit(end: T)(implicit fileLine: FileLine) =
         Split(Space, 0).withSingleLine(end, noSyntaxNL = true)
       body match {
-        case _: Term.ForYield =>
-          // unfold policy on yield forces a break
-          // revert it if we are attempting a single line
-          val noBreakOnYield = Policy.before(expire) {
-            case Decision(ft, s) if s.isEmpty && ft.right.is[T.KwYield] =>
-              Seq(Split(Space, 0))
-          }
-          slbSplit(expire).andPolicy(noBreakOnYield)
+        // we force newlines in for/yield
+        case _: Term.ForYield => Split.ignored
         // we force newlines in try/catch/finally
         case _: Term.Try | _: Term.TryWithHandler => Split.ignored
         // don't tuck curried apply
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/newlines/source_unfold.stat b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/newlines/source_unfold.stat
index bfce959ff3..5d7ae7ed1d 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/newlines/source_unfold.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/newlines/source_unfold.stat
@@ -657,7 +657,9 @@ maxColumn = 80
 val attributes =
   for (i ← 1 to count) yield i
 >>>
-val attributes = for (i ← 1 to count) yield i
+val attributes =
+  for (i ← 1 to count)
+    yield i
 <<< 2.14 val with short for/do
 maxColumn = 80
 ===