diff --git a/src/lagrangian/spray/submodels/BreakupModel/ReitzKHRT/ReitzKHRT.C b/src/lagrangian/spray/submodels/BreakupModel/ReitzKHRT/ReitzKHRT.C
index e714db22dc349b31f99b16a7ed6b846eb0696d8c..7cea4794841d6d4b0ba9f82cb676b2fbd47078fc 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/spray/submodels/BreakupModel/ReitzKHRT/ReitzKHRT.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/spray/submodels/BreakupModel/ReitzKHRT/ReitzKHRT.C
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ bool Foam::ReitzKHRT<CloudType>::update
     if ((tc > 0) || (lambdaRT < d) )
     {
         tc += dt;
-        scalar multiplier = d/lambdaRT;
-        d = cbrt(d3/multiplier);
     }
 
     // characteristic RT breakup time