diff --git a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
index fe83b34a..ad0a72db 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ void Ng_LoadMesh (const char * filename)
 #ifdef PARALLEL
   MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &ntasks);
   MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &id);
-  ng_geometry = nullptr;
 #endif
 
   {