diff --git a/build/source/actors/HRUActor.h b/build/source/actors/HRUActor.h
index 8e5db7d9b63d90cc284be0ecbb081580fba1c8b7..68fb729af295dd3443c38fb1782b75ad58273ce3 100644
--- a/build/source/actors/HRUActor.h
+++ b/build/source/actors/HRUActor.h
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ behavior hru_actor(stateful_actor<hru_state>* self, int refGRU, int indxGRU,
                 self->state.outputStep += 1;
                 self->state.forcingStep += 1;
 
-                if (self->state.indxGRU == 3 && self->state.timestep < 355) {
-                    err = 20;
-                } 
-
                 keepRunning = check_HRU(self, err); // check if we are done, need to write
 
             }