diff --git a/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_date_remote.sh b/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_date_remote.sh
index 32c7d946135b4b4c19a72a5ed5c0dc56588958d5..555c344958e984b3c43752e248c08ce9b10aa3e1 100644
--- a/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_date_remote.sh
+++ b/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_date_remote.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ if [ "${IC_DATA_IS_LOCAL}" != "True" ]; then
   STARTDATE=%SDATE%
   HPCUSER=%HPCUSER%
   HPCHOST=%HPCHOST%
-  MEMBER=%MEMBER%
   
   # Define date directory, create it and go there
   COMMON_DATE_FOLDER=${WORKDIR}/${STARTDATE}/inidata
 
   # Exploit the number from the member name
-  AN_MEMBER=$(printf "%03d" ${MEMBER:1})
   INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PARENT_FOLDER=%SIMULATION.INITIAL_CONDITIONS.PARENT_FOLDER%
   INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PATH=${INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PARENT_FOLDER}/${STARTDATE:0:8}00