diff --git a/modules/amv/aeolus.py b/modules/amv/aeolus.py
index 997c2144c6d08d194b69e2aafde977f8e64dc805..6c86e5039a68b7c9757a67aabd2142167c175241 100644
--- a/modules/amv/aeolus.py
+++ b/modules/amv/aeolus.py
@@ -80,19 +80,6 @@ def time_dict_to_nd_2(time_dict):
     return time_dict
 
 
-# make each profile at a timestamp a numpy array
-def time_dict_to_nd(time_dict):
-    keys = list(time_dict.keys())
-    for key in keys:
-        vals = time_dict[key]
-        if vals is not None:
-            for i in range(len(vals)):
-                nda = np.array(vals[i])
-                vals[i] = nda
-
-    return time_dict
-
-
 def get_cloud_layers_dict(filename, lon360=False):
     a_d = get_aeolus_time_dict(filename, lon360=lon360)
     c_d = time_dict_to_cld_layers(a_d)