diff --git a/source/lmp/fix_dplr.cpp b/source/lmp/fix_dplr.cpp
index ea60023e26..14d966a044 100644
--- a/source/lmp/fix_dplr.cpp
+++ b/source/lmp/fix_dplr.cpp
@@ -313,11 +313,6 @@ void FixDPLR::setup(int vflag) {
   // else {
   //   error->all(FLERR, "respa is not supported by this fix");
   // }
-  if (vflag) {
-    v_setup(vflag);
-  } else {
-    evflag = 0;
-  }
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */