diff --git a/flexpart_code/fpmetbinary_mod.F90 b/flexpart_code/fpmetbinary_mod.F90
index 9fdf11d632a04df18678ed66eb0650ddfa73b58c..876fcdf9c06a4a0e59fd47b724f1eec6fc9360a2 100644
--- a/flexpart_code/fpmetbinary_mod.F90
+++ b/flexpart_code/fpmetbinary_mod.F90
@@ -3218,12 +3218,6 @@ CONTAINS
 
 
 
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         ELSE
             STOP 'fpio(): Illegal operation'