diff --git a/src/pair.cpp b/src/pair.cpp
index b9662d81c4..cd461c20a4 100644
--- a/src/pair.cpp
+++ b/src/pair.cpp
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ void Pair::ev_setup(int eflag, int vflag, int alloc)
       cvatom[i][6] = 0.0;
       cvatom[i][7] = 0.0;
       cvatom[i][8] = 0.0;
-      cvatom[i][9] = 0.0;
     }
   }