diff --git a/src/SURFEX/modd_netcdf_sfx.F90 b/src/SURFEX/modd_netcdf_sfx.F90
index 7215606437e702f7322bc2b918df8e8c026e63e1..b619fccc5758f5c229965f8eb4337bd728271d35 100644
--- a/src/SURFEX/modd_netcdf_sfx.F90
+++ b/src/SURFEX/modd_netcdf_sfx.F90
@@ -5,14 +5,8 @@
 ! Author: P. Wautelet 18/09/2019
 module modd_netcdf_sfx
 
-#ifdef SFX_MNH
-use modd_netcdf, only: IDCDF_KIND
-#endif
-
 implicit none
 
-#ifndef SFX_MNH
 integer, parameter :: IDCDF_KIND = selected_int_kind( 8 )
-#endif
 
 end module modd_netcdf_sfx
diff --git a/src/SURFEX/read_pgd_netcdf.F90 b/src/SURFEX/read_pgd_netcdf.F90
index 5e417d04982463d546908fd6b4c3993c123a4c61..56f0526977c62a10d107c5683bfa47ac42b3fc17 100644
--- a/src/SURFEX/read_pgd_netcdf.F90
+++ b/src/SURFEX/read_pgd_netcdf.F90
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ USE MODD_SURF_ATM_GRID_n, ONLY : SURF_ATM_GRID_t
 USE MODD_SURF_ATM_n, ONLY : SURF_ATM_t
 USE MODD_SSO_n, ONLY : SSO_t
 !
-USE MODE_READ_CDF, ONLY : IDCDF_KIND
-
 USE MODI_ABOR1_SFX
 
 USE MODI_READ_AND_SEND_MPI