diff --git a/src/SURFEX/ch_init_snapn.F90 b/src/SURFEX/ch_init_snapn.F90
index 0d98a3fb6b0228a99e8810aee5f710eaee454d5e..ca708798c3a5c0d70a31df1e9a7893f112231a24 100644
--- a/src/SURFEX/ch_init_snapn.F90
+++ b/src/SURFEX/ch_init_snapn.F90
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ DO JSPEC = 1,NEMIS_NBR ! Loop on the number of species
 !
 ! Read the temporal profiles of all snaps
   YRECFM = "E_"//TRIM(CEMIS_NAME(JSPEC))//"_M"
-  YRECFM = 'ICE_STO'
   CALL READ_SURF_FIELD2D(HPROGRAM,XSNAP_MONTHLY(:,:,JSPEC),YRECFM,YCOMMENT,HDIR='-')
   YRECFM = "E_"//TRIM(CEMIS_NAME(JSPEC))//"_D"
   CALL READ_SURF_FIELD2D(HPROGRAM,XSNAP_DAILY(:,:,JSPEC),YRECFM,YCOMMENT,HDIR='-')