diff --git a/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
index 7697b574..a85d76bc 100644
--- a/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
@@ -1721,8 +1721,6 @@ subroutine set_aoflux_out_pointers(fldbun, lsize, aoflux_out, xgrid, rc)
     call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_duu10n', aoflux_out%duu10n, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
     if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
 
-    call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_ugustOut', aoflux_out%ugust_out, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
-    if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
     call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_u10withGust', aoflux_out%u10_withGust, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
     if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
     call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_u10res', aoflux_out%u10res, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
@@ -1752,7 +1750,6 @@ subroutine set_aoflux_out_pointers(fldbun, lsize, aoflux_out, xgrid, rc)
        allocate(aoflux_out%evap_18O(lsize)); aoflux_out%evap_18O(:) = 0._R8
        allocate(aoflux_out%evap_HDO(lsize)); aoflux_out%evap_HDO(:) = 0._R8
     end if
-
     if (add_gusts) then
        call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_ugustOut', aoflux_out%ugust_out, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
        if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return