diff --git a/cicecore/cicedynB/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90 b/cicecore/cicedynB/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90
index cc57ea585..1e48652d1 100644
--- a/cicecore/cicedynB/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90
+++ b/cicecore/cicedynB/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ subroutine init_domain_distribution(KMTG,ULATG)
       file=__FILE__, line=__LINE__)
 
    if (trim(ns_boundary_type) == 'closed') then
-      call abort_ice(subname//'ERROR: ns_boundary_type = closed not supported')
       allocate(nocn(nblocks_tot))
       nocn = 0
       do n=1,nblocks_tot
@@ -390,7 +389,6 @@ subroutine init_domain_distribution(KMTG,ULATG)
       deallocate(nocn)
    endif
    if (trim(ew_boundary_type) == 'closed') then
-      call abort_ice(subname//'ERROR: ew_boundary_type = closed not supported')
       allocate(nocn(nblocks_tot))
       nocn = 0
       do n=1,nblocks_tot