diff --git a/src/SURFEX/isba_meb.F90 b/src/SURFEX/isba_meb.F90
index a00c18bc1898a98d8ae7a7f23a6f8dc52e510e47..eaf29e0ff3c40ac0fc94f348fb69bbcc1a89e6b4 100644
--- a/src/SURFEX/isba_meb.F90
+++ b/src/SURFEX/isba_meb.F90
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ USE MODD_DIAG_MISC_ISBA_n, ONLY : DIAG_MISC_ISBA_t
 !
 USE MODD_SURF_PAR,       ONLY : XUNDEF
 USE MODD_CSTS,           ONLY : XCPD, XDAY, XRHOLW, XLVTT, XLSTT 
-USE MODD_MEB_PAR,        ONLY : XLITTER_HYD_Z4, XLITTER_HYD_Z5, XSW_WGHT_VIS, XSW_WGHT_NIR
+USE MODD_MEB_PAR,        ONLY : XSW_WGHT_VIS, XSW_WGHT_NIR
 USE MODD_ISBA_PAR,       ONLY : XRS_MAX, XLIMH
 USE MODD_DATA_COVER_PAR, ONLY : NVT_SNOW
 !
 USE MODD_TYPE_DATE_SURF, ONLY : DATE_TIME
 !
 USE MODE_THERMOS
-USE MODE_MEB,            ONLY : MEBLITTER_THRM, SNOW_INTERCEPT_EFF
+USE MODE_MEB,            ONLY : SNOW_INTERCEPT_EFF
 !
 USE MODI_WET_LEAVES_FRAC
 USE MODI_VEG
@@ -1643,8 +1643,11 @@ SUBROUTINE PREP_MEB_SOIL(OMEB_LITTER,PSOILHCAPZ,PSOILCONDZ,KK,PK,PEK,PD_GL,&
                          PDZGL,PTGL,PSOILHCAPL,PSOILCONDL,PWSATL,PWFCL,PWSFC,&
                          PWISFC,PCTSFC,PCT,PFROZEN1,PFROZEN1SFC)
 !
-USE MODD_CSTS,       ONLY : XRHOLW,XRHOLI, XCL, XCI 
-USE MODD_ISBA_PAR,   ONLY : XWGMIN, XOMSPH
+USE MODD_CSTS,       ONLY : XRHOLW, XCL
+USE MODD_ISBA_PAR,   ONLY : XWGMIN
+USE MODD_MEB_PAR,    ONLY : XLITTER_HYD_Z4, XLITTER_HYD_Z5
+!
+USE MODE_MEB,        ONLY : MEBLITTER_THRM
 !
 IMPLICIT NONE
 !