diff --git a/tutorials/cfdemSolverIBContinuousForcing/redBloodCellPoiseuilleFlow/CFD/constant/couplingProperties b/tutorials/cfdemSolverIBContinuousForcing/redBloodCellPoiseuilleFlow/CFD/constant/couplingProperties
index bf5c6cdb..aa8dfa5e 100644
--- a/tutorials/cfdemSolverIBContinuousForcing/redBloodCellPoiseuilleFlow/CFD/constant/couplingProperties
+++ b/tutorials/cfdemSolverIBContinuousForcing/redBloodCellPoiseuilleFlow/CFD/constant/couplingProperties
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ engineIBProps
 
 twoWayMPIProps
 {
-    maxNumberOfParticles 10100;
     liggghtsPath "../DEM/in.liggghts_run";
 }