diff --git a/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_netcdf.f90 b/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_netcdf.f90
index cb0f1df170e68d5f50a94d63674302ef4c0b0558..5b42aefa8c4b7015ac7c4e23355324b923542266 100644
--- a/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_netcdf.f90
+++ b/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_netcdf.f90
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ IF (IRESP/=0) THEN
   RETURN
 END IF
 
-#if 1
+#if 0
 !This part is to keep backward compatibility with MesoNH files
 !but date/time is not conform to CF convention
 !