diff --git a/src/arome/ext/aro_turb_mnh.F90 b/src/arome/ext/aro_turb_mnh.F90
index 619f5392b5d864563c3e3d78198a6397c599778f..8a0bf7851efc89231f19015658bc510dadc1fa96 100644
--- a/src/arome/ext/aro_turb_mnh.F90
+++ b/src/arome/ext/aro_turb_mnh.F90
@@ -204,26 +204,15 @@ CHARACTER(LEN=4),DIMENSION(2)  :: HLBCX, HLBCY  ! X- and Y-direc LBC
 
 INTEGER       :: ISPLIT        ! number of time-splitting
 
-LOGICAL       ::  OTURB_FLX    ! switch to write the
-                               ! turbulent fluxes in the syncronous FM-file
-LOGICAL       ::  OTURB_DIAG   ! switch to write some
-                               ! diagnostic fields in the syncronous FM-file
-LOGICAL       ::  ORMC01       ! switch for RMC01 lengths in SBL
 LOGICAL       ::  OOCEAN,ODEEPOC! switch for OCEAN version of turbulence scheme
 LOGICAL       ::  OCOUPLES     ! switch for ocean-atm LES coupling
 LOGICAL       ::  OBLOWSNOW    ! switch for prognostic blow snow scheme
 LOGICAL       ::  OCOMPUTE_SRC ! flag to define dimensions of SIGS and SRCT variables 
-CHARACTER(LEN=4)   ::  HTURBDIM     ! dimensionality of the
-                               ! turbulence scheme
-CHARACTER(LEN=4)   ::  HTURBLEN     ! kind of mixing length
 CHARACTER(LEN=6)   ::  HPROGRAM     ! Program (AROME or MESONH prog)
 LOGICAL   :: OFLAT        ! Logical for zero ororography
 LOGICAL   :: ONOMIXLG          ! to use turbulence for lagrangian variables (modd_conf)
 LOGICAL   :: O2D               ! Logical for 2D model version (modd_conf)
 INTEGER   :: KSV_LGBEG, KSV_LGEND ! number of scalar variables
-
-
-REAL          ::  ZIMPL        ! degree of implicitness
 !
 REAL, DIMENSION(KLON,1,KLEV+2)   :: ZDXX,ZDYY,ZDZZ,ZDZX,ZDZY
                                         ! metric coefficients
@@ -284,17 +273,6 @@ HLBCY(:)='CYCL'
 ! en dur a 1 dans MNH
 ISPLIT=1
 
-! pour ecriture et diagnostic dans mesoNH, � priori les switches toujours � .F.
-OTURB_FLX=.FALSE.
-OTURB_DIAG=.FALSE.
-
-! a mettre en namelist
-ORMC01=.FALSE.
-
-HTURBDIM='1DIM'
-HTURBLEN='BL89'
-ZIMPL=1.
-
 !Version Ocean du schema de turbulence
 OOCEAN=.FALSE.
 ODEEPOC=.FALSE.
diff --git a/src/arome/ext/aroini_turb.F90 b/src/arome/ext/aroini_turb.F90
index 2680c00ce5c148525b008e6cb619094f871cfbbb..5ba42b5abeffc1f4fdf82688db61331f673689bc 100644
--- a/src/arome/ext/aroini_turb.F90
+++ b/src/arome/ext/aroini_turb.F90
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ USE YOMHOOK , ONLY : LHOOK, DR_HOOK
 USE MODD_LES,   ONLY : LLES, LLES_CALL
 USE MODD_CTURB, ONLY : XLINI
 USE MODD_TURB_n, ONLY: LHARAT, LSTATNW, CTURBLEN, TURB_GOTO_MODEL, LTURB_FLX, LTURB_DIAG, &
-                       LSUBG_COND, LRMC01, CTURBDIM
+                       LSUBG_COND, LRMC01, CTURBDIM, XIMPL
 USE MODI_INI_CTURB
 
 IMPLICIT NONE
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ CTURBLEN  = 'BL89'
 CTURBDIM  = '1DIM'
 LTURB_FLX = .FALSE.
 LTURB_DIAG = .FALSE.
+XIMPL = 1.
 LSUBG_COND = OSUBG_COND
 LRMC01 = .FALSE.