diff --git a/tests/bin/spinit b/tests/bin/spinit
index 110920f46..3be28d032 100644
--- a/tests/bin/spinit
+++ b/tests/bin/spinit
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 *  this environment variable must be lower-case
 
 set sourcepath = ( $ngspice_vpath . )
-set stepsizelimit