diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 9fe1c06a00f62b2b20b334c55285e2240ea1ed74..82a639021d09122a5065b86b6f0121579a181502 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, amv_params, amv_file_s):
     rootgrp.close()
 
 
-def run_clavrx_to_aeolus_match(aeolus_files_dir, clvrx_files_dir, outfile, band='14', chan='mie'):
+def run_clavrx_to_aeolus_match(aeolus_files_dir, clvrx_files_dir, outfile, chan='mie'):
     if os.path.isdir(aeolus_files_dir):
         a_dct = get_aeolus_time_dict_s(aeolus_files_dir, chan=chan)
     else: