diff --git a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
index 18e4a51715..93c4144140 100644
--- a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
+++ b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
@@ -1738,7 +1738,6 @@ void FixRigidSmall::setup_bodies_static()
     if (atom->line_flag) orientflag = 1;
     if (atom->tri_flag) orientflag = 4;
     if (atom->mu_flag) dorientflag = 1;
-    grow_arrays(atom->nmax);
 
     for (i = 0; i < nlocal; i++) {
       eflags[i] = 0;