diff --git a/src/OCE/DOM/domzgr_substitute.h90 b/src/OCE/DOM/domzgr_substitute.h90
index 4050f04e108e6ea9b69162598c8bb1776b88ab16..35e60fa876232325883d5c7bc5cd2fb49effd4d3 100644
--- a/src/OCE/DOM/domzgr_substitute.h90
+++ b/src/OCE/DOM/domzgr_substitute.h90
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #   define  r1_hv(i,j,t)   r1_hv_0(i,j)
 #   define  gdept(i,j,k,t) gdept_0(i,j,k)
 #   define  gdepw(i,j,k,t) gdepw_0(i,j,k)
-#   define  gde3w(i,j,k)   (gdept_0(i,j,k)-ssh(i,j,Kmm))
+#   define  gde3w(i,j,k)   gdept_0(i,j,k)
 #endif
 !!----------------------------------------------------------------------