diff --git a/lib/fst4_decode.f90 b/lib/fst4_decode.f90
index 848559530..c90149298 100644
--- a/lib/fst4_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/fst4_decode.f90
@@ -214,15 +214,12 @@ contains
       if(ndepth.eq.3) then
          nblock=4
          jittermax=2
-         norder=3
       elseif(ndepth.eq.2) then
          nblock=3
          jittermax=0
-         norder=3
       elseif(ndepth.eq.1) then
          nblock=1
          jittermax=0
-         norder=3
       endif
 
       ndropmax=1