diff --git a/src/angle.cpp b/src/angle.cpp
index 2bbe8eb129..168b8fe806 100644
--- a/src/angle.cpp
+++ b/src/angle.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ void Angle::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;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/dihedral.cpp b/src/dihedral.cpp
index a6e66ac9cf..b7eaf5b41c 100644
--- a/src/dihedral.cpp
+++ b/src/dihedral.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ void Dihedral::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;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/improper.cpp b/src/improper.cpp
index 77570f565c..941dffb491 100644
--- a/src/improper.cpp
+++ b/src/improper.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ void Improper::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;
     }
   }
 }