diff --git a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
index 21f24ff1e15aed44e55637b1b85f2f1ebd34abf4..78a53c6b2ed2486dc51671de7c62e33b05490973 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ def run_qc(filename, filename_l1b, day_night='ANY', pass_thresh_frac=0.20, cloud
     f.close()
     f_l1b.close()
 
-    return len(icing_alt), len(mask), len(keep_idxs)
+    return len(icing_alt), len(keep_idxs)
 
 
 # def apply_qc_icing_pireps(icing_alt, cld_top_hgt, cld_geo_dz, cld_phase, cld_opd, cld_mask, bt_11um, solzen, satzen, day_night='ANY'):