diff --git a/src/OCE/LDF/ldfslp.F90 b/src/OCE/LDF/ldfslp.F90
index dacc75fc0fae325933e745d80ef679fc01b8c266..cfed0ff8fc904931124e9e22238c0f327fa25868 100644
--- a/src/OCE/LDF/ldfslp.F90
+++ b/src/OCE/LDF/ldfslp.F90
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ CONTAINS
       zm1_2g = -0.5_wp / grav
       z1_slpmax = 1._wp / rn_slpmax
       !
-      uslpml (1,:) = 0._wp      ;      uslpml (jpi,:) = 0._wp
-      vslpml (1,:) = 0._wp      ;      vslpml (jpi,:) = 0._wp
-      !
       !                                            !==   surface mixed layer mask   !
       DO_3D( 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, jpk )                  ! =1 inside the mixed layer, =0 otherwise
          ik = nmln(ji,jj) - 1