diff --git a/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_field_write.f90 b/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_field_write.f90
index 3a2cb358820e3a396b7bb628a552179c7f2170f7..25ab1ff7c4a038ec12bb077b0a582746287239cc 100644
--- a/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_field_write.f90
+++ b/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_field_write.f90
@@ -1394,11 +1394,6 @@ end subroutine IO_Ndimlist_reduce
                 END IF
              END DO
              !
-             ! Write the variable attributes in the non-split file
-             !
-             if ( tpfile%nmaster_rank == isp .and. gnc4 ) &
-               call IO_Field_header_split_write_nc4( tpfile, tpfield, size( pfield, 3 ) )
-             !
              ! write the data
              !
              DO JKK=JK,JK_MAX