diff --git a/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90 b/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90
index 26d24db0e97d71b45f2bd9539ca23bfe86136846..38c7bba55cb86e02d0f9edc6ad19b085f384dacf 100644
--- a/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90
@@ -873,7 +873,6 @@ IF (KMI == 1) THEN
   NHTURBSV = 0
   NCHEMSV  = 0
   NNEGASV  = 0
-  NDEPOSV  = 0
   NDEPOTRSV  = 0
 !
 !
diff --git a/src/MNH/modd_budget.f90 b/src/MNH/modd_budget.f90
index 15a8191b3834948e5e3f338be1ea96acdd170ea8..14387e9f096dfadc2fa95b186c91d1bf6e299cfe 100644
--- a/src/MNH/modd_budget.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/modd_budget.f90
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ INTEGER, SAVE :: NDIFSV     ! numerical diffusion
 INTEGER, SAVE :: NRELSV     ! relaxation
 INTEGER, SAVE :: NDCONVSV   !  Deep CONVection
 INTEGER, SAVE :: NMAFLSV    ! mass flux            
-INTEGER, SAVE :: NDEPOSV    ! deposition on the ground
 INTEGER, SAVE :: NDEPOTRSV  ! deposition on tree    
 INTEGER, SAVE :: NHTURBSV   ! horizontal turbulence
 INTEGER, SAVE :: NVTURBSV   ! vertical turbulence
diff --git a/src/MNH/modn_budget.f90 b/src/MNH/modn_budget.f90
index 7fb6f12e714832d959136737f8fa584518c27537..8d83765590a09f58a926aa1ed985a733951cc0ce 100644
--- a/src/MNH/modn_budget.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/modn_budget.f90
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ NAMELIST/NAM_BU_RSV/ LBU_RSV, NASSESV, NNESTSV, NADVSV, NFRCSV, &
                      NDEPSQS, NAGGSQS, NAUTSQS, NRIMQS, NACCQS, NCMELQS, NWETGQS,          &
                      NDRYGQS, NNIISQS, NSEDIQS, NNEUTQS,                                   &
                      NDEPGQG, NRIMQG, NACCQG, NCMELQG, NCFRZQG, NWETGQG, NDRYGQG,          &
-                     NGMLTQG, NINDQG, NSEDIQG, NNEUTQG,NDEPOSV,NDEPOTRSV
+                     NGMLTQG, NINDQG, NSEDIQG, NNEUTQG, NDEPOTRSV
 ! must add budget for hail
 !
 END MODULE MODN_BUDGET