diff --git a/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh b/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh
index 94beb2685d2b104deb5115218caaec2d009b15d4..3c1dd3a4999ff246b429e340a4d39fd598416527 100644
--- a/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh
+++ b/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if [ "${LBC_DATA_IS_LOCAL}" != "True" ]; then
   spack load --first  %DWDICONTOOLS.LOAD_CMD%
 
   # Set environment variable for eccodes-dwd definitions:
-  source ${WORKDIR}/eccodes_defs.env
+  #source ${WORKDIR}/eccodes_defs.env # unnecessary to remap boundary conditions
 
 
   # Define date directory, create it and go there