diff --git a/src/pre_process/m_patches.fpp b/src/pre_process/m_patches.fpp
index 5baf28cc89..61cd54bad1 100644
--- a/src/pre_process/m_patches.fpp
+++ b/src/pre_process/m_patches.fpp
@@ -988,18 +988,6 @@ contains
                     y_boundary%end >= y_cc(j)) &
                     then
 
-                    call s_assign_patch_primitive_variables(patch_id, i, j, 0, &
-                                                            eta, q_prim_vf, patch_id_fp)
-
-                    @:analytical()
-
-                    if ((q_prim_vf(1)%sf(i, j, 0) < 1.e-10) .and. (model_eqns == 4)) then
-                        !zero density, reassign according to Tait EOS
-                        q_prim_vf(1)%sf(i, j, 0) = &
-                            (((q_prim_vf(E_idx)%sf(i, j, 0) + pi_inf)/(pref + pi_inf))**(1d0/lit_gamma))* &
-                            rhoref*(1d0 - q_prim_vf(alf_idx)%sf(i, j, 0))
-                    end if
-
                     ! Updating the patch identities bookkeeping variable
                     if (1d0 - eta < 1d-16) patch_id_fp(i, j, 0) = patch_id