diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index a32cefd977b58126d0e4906e915acee1138ea3ff..d08c04601a1564b64becc75541417cd08317de75 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -1071,11 +1071,11 @@ def prepare_evaluate(h5f, name_list, satellite='GOES16', domain='FD', res_fac=1,
     solzen = solzen[0:(n_y-1)*s_y:s_y, 0:(n_x-1)*s_x:s_x]
     satzen = satzen[0:(n_y-1)*s_y:s_y, 0:(n_x-1)*s_x:s_x]
 
-    grd_dct = {name: None for name in name_list}
-    for ds_name in name_list:
-        grd_dct[ds_name] = np.stack(grd_dct_n[ds_name])
+    # grd_dct = {name: None for name in name_list}
+    # for ds_name in name_list:
+    #     grd_dct[ds_name] = np.stack(grd_dct_n[ds_name])
 
-    return grd_dct, solzen, satzen, ll, cc
+    return grd_dct_n, solzen, satzen, ll, cc
 
 
 flt_level_ranges_str = {k: None for k in range(5)}