diff --git a/Inst_eddies/config.f90 b/Inst_eddies/config.f90
index 7216be7f33bc3682aaf4220c2f5a8a618dffaa84..5854cebd7234fce9a3b4bb28211c50ebf0f513df 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/config.f90
+++ b/Inst_eddies/config.f90
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ contains
 
   subroutine config(exist)
 
-    use, intrinsic:: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV
-
     ! Libraries:
     use jumble, only: new_unit
 
@@ -39,8 +37,6 @@ contains
        read(unit, nml = main_nml)
        close(unit)
     else
-       write(unit = error_unit, nml = main_nml)
-       write(unit = error_unit, fmt = *) "config: Enter namelist main_nml."
        open(unit, file = "main_nml.txt", status = "old", action = "read", &
             position = "rewind")
        read(unit, nml = main_nml)