diff --git a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
index 5b3491f75cebb49a1c359dc060a284e077d66414..bfd1aeab20ec11257eda41afb33d69f337d8404f 100644
--- a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
+++ b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ def get_temp_prof_s_intrp(nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats):
     gfs_press = gfs_xr_left['pressure levels'].values
 
     temp_prof = get_time_interpolated_vert_profile([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], 'temperature', nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats)
-    temp_prof = temp_prof.values
     temp_prof_s = temp_prof[0, :, :]
 
     return temp_prof_s, gfs_press