diff --git a/src/libnptm/TransitionMatrix.cpp b/src/libnptm/TransitionMatrix.cpp
index 9db8502770481aaa2739a5e0a2a2c13fd6d91824..688607811c261e46142354e5a3f0f9f719529c35 100644
--- a/src/libnptm/TransitionMatrix.cpp
+++ b/src/libnptm/TransitionMatrix.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ TransitionMatrix* TransitionMatrix::from_hdf5(string file_name) {
 	_elements[ei] = complex<double>(file_vector[2 * ei], file_vector[2 * ei + 1]);
       }
       status = H5Dclose(dset_id);
-      status = hdf_file->read("RADIUS", "FLOAT64", &_radius);
       tm = new TransitionMatrix(_is, _lm, _vk, _exri, _elements, _radius);
       delete[] file_vector;
     }