diff --git a/src/ucar/unidata/idv/control/FlowCrossSectionControl.java b/src/ucar/unidata/idv/control/FlowCrossSectionControl.java
index 796ad4437..1bf635198 100644
--- a/src/ucar/unidata/idv/control/FlowCrossSectionControl.java
+++ b/src/ucar/unidata/idv/control/FlowCrossSectionControl.java
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ public boolean init(DataChoice dataChoice)
         levelsList  = dataChoice.getAllLevels(null);
         xsDisplay   = createXSDisplay();
         vcsDisplay  = createVCSDisplay();
-        controlList = new ArrayList<>();
         //Now set the data (which uses the displayables  above).
         if ( !setData(dataChoice)) {
             return false;