diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index f090c3d7ea1a0ca42d3c2837e142fb0d5e6e6265..9a7709239a72182fb71e81b8decfb530e88ebe2b 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -408,19 +408,6 @@ 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'
-
     nc4_vars = []
     out_params = amv_files.get_out_parameters()
     meta_dict = amv_files.get_meta_dict()