diff --git a/src/variable.cpp b/src/variable.cpp
index 56924c507b..c0e4dae7d0 100644
--- a/src/variable.cpp
+++ b/src/variable.cpp
@@ -1101,6 +1101,7 @@ void Variable::remove(int n)
     pad[i-1] = pad[i];
     reader[i-1] = reader[i];
     data[i-1] = data[i];
+    dvalue[i-1] = dvalue[i];
   }
   nvar--;
 }