diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/vbic/vbicsetup.c b/src/spicelib/devices/vbic/vbicsetup.c
index 1099efa8f..122081c56 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/vbic/vbicsetup.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/vbic/vbicsetup.c
@@ -369,8 +369,6 @@ VBICsetup(SMPmatrix *matrix, GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt, int *states)
             model->VBICrefVersion = 0.0;
         }
 
-        if(!model->VBICtnomGiven) model->VBICtnom = ckt->CKTnomTemp - CONSTCtoK;
-
         if(model->VBICtempExpRBGiven && !model->VBICtempExpRBIGiven) {
           model->VBICtempExpRBI = model->VBICtempExpRB;
         }