diff --git a/src/MNH/spawn_model2.f90 b/src/MNH/spawn_model2.f90
index 6c317cc5ae08c83af2487e6a30e77977815b95bc..25c056d34e89a9eefcf99c64b0d82eb2760f7911 100644
--- a/src/MNH/spawn_model2.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/spawn_model2.f90
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ LOGICAL             :: GNOSON = .TRUE.
 REAL, DIMENSION(:,:,:), ALLOCATABLE :: ZWORK3D ! working array
 CHARACTER(LEN=28)   :: YDAD_SON
 !$
-INTEGER             :: IDIMX, IDIMY
 INTEGER             :: IINFO_ll
 TYPE(LIST_ll), POINTER :: TZFIELDS_ll=>NULL()   ! list of fields to exchange
 INTEGER             :: NXOR_TMP, NYOR_TMP, NXEND_TMP, NYEND_TMP