diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 9014e22ca437c5f0ea8aea301b2ac05c3516bbda..d739d785dd6e2e7653fbb6096a917d9e09f2674f 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -408,18 +408,18 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct, amv_files):
     dim_alus = rootgrp.createDimension('profs', size=nlevs)
     dim_num_aeolus_prof = rootgrp.createDimension('num_aeolus_profs', size=len(aeolus_to_amv_dct))
 
-    amv_lon = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_longitude', 'f4', ['amvs'])
-    amv_lon.units = 'degrees east'
-    amv_lat = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_latitude', 'f4', ['amvs'])
-    amv_lat.units = 'degrees north'
-    amv_spd = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_spd', 'f4', ['amvs'])
-    amv_spd.units = 'm s-1'
-    amv_dir = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_dir', 'f4', ['amvs'])
-    amv_dir.units = 'degree'
-    amv_pres = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_pres', 'f4', ['amvs'])
-    amv_pres.units = 'hPa'
-    amv_dist = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_dist', 'f4', ['amvs'])
-    amv_dist.units = 'km'
+    # amv_lon = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_longitude', 'f4', ['amvs'])
+    # amv_lon.units = 'degrees east'
+    # amv_lat = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_latitude', 'f4', ['amvs'])
+    # amv_lat.units = 'degrees north'
+    # amv_spd = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_spd', 'f4', ['amvs'])
+    # amv_spd.units = 'm s-1'
+    # amv_dir = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_dir', 'f4', ['amvs'])
+    # amv_dir.units = 'degree'
+    # amv_pres = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_pres', 'f4', ['amvs'])
+    # amv_pres.units = 'hPa'
+    # amv_dist = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_dist', 'f4', ['amvs'])
+    # amv_dist.units = 'km'
 
     nc4_vars = []
     out_params = amv_files.get_out_parameters()