diff --git a/examples/hello/insituMPI/hello_insitu.xml b/examples/hello/insituMPI/hello_insitu.xml
index 918e576a20..42abfb4141 100644
--- a/examples/hello/insituMPI/hello_insitu.xml
+++ b/examples/hello/insituMPI/hello_insitu.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
-
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
-
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/insitumpi/InSituMPIReader.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/insitumpi/InSituMPIReader.cpp
index c4af78622f..38e8ad758d 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/insitumpi/InSituMPIReader.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/insitumpi/InSituMPIReader.cpp
@@ -464,16 +464,6 @@ void InSituMPIReader::Init()
void InSituMPIReader::InitParameters()
{
- auto itFixedSchedule = m_IO.m_Parameters.find("FixedSchedule");
- if (itFixedSchedule == m_IO.m_Parameters.end())
- {
- m_FixedLocalSchedule = false;
- }
- else if (itFixedSchedule->second == "true")
- {
- m_FixedLocalSchedule = true;
- }
-
auto itVerbosity = m_IO.m_Parameters.find("verbose");
if (itVerbosity != m_IO.m_Parameters.end())
{