diff --git a/jobs/JGDAS_ENKF_UPDATE b/jobs/JGDAS_ENKF_UPDATE
index f2676dd92f..3a8c7ae15a 100755
--- a/jobs/JGDAS_ENKF_UPDATE
+++ b/jobs/JGDAS_ENKF_UPDATE
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ export GDUMP_ENS="enkf${GDUMP}"
 export APREFIX="${RUN}.t${cyc}z."
 export GPREFIX="${GDUMP_ENS}.t${gcyc}z."
 
-MEMDIR="ensstat" YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} declare_from_tmpl -rx \
-  COMIN_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_STAT:COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_TMPL
-
 MEMDIR="ensstat" YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} declare_from_tmpl -rx \
   COMOUT_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_STAT:COM_ATMOS_ANALYSIS_TMPL