diff --git a/start_bundle_coupled.R b/start_bundle_coupled.R
index 137bc901f380b9df916a24a5ec4ac4f752760dbe..f8f5d49b855cc4e8d0285beaf3db92e6e59b8fd5 100644
--- a/start_bundle_coupled.R
+++ b/start_bundle_coupled.R
@@ -269,9 +269,6 @@ for(scen in common){
       }
   }
 
-  # set start year of GHG emission pricing phase-in (only used in price_jan19)
-  cfg_mag$gms$s56_ghgprice_start <- cfg_rem$gms$cm_startyear
-  
   save(path_remind,path_magpie,cfg_rem,cfg_mag,runname,max_iterations,start_iter,n600_iterations,path_report,LU_pricing,file=paste0(runname,".RData"))
 
   # Define colors for output