diff --git a/Inst_eddies/CMakeLists.txt b/Inst_eddies/CMakeLists.txt
index f9819468139549d7b0fcbbeacf058c6c43adc0d9..fff8c050fb1c74a22e09aa752084fa5ac0cc4807 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Inst_eddies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # inst_eddies:
 add_executable(inst_eddies inst_eddies.f90 local_extrema.f90 set_max_speed.f90
   get_1_outerm.f90 good_contour.f90 mean_speed.f90 set_contours.f90
-  nearby_extr.f90 get_var.f90 config.f90 input_ssh.f90 shpc_create.f90
-  write_snapshot.f90 ccw_orient.f90 write_eddy.f90 set_all_extr.f90
-  complete_ssh.f90)
+  nearby_extr.f90 config.f90 input_ssh.f90 shpc_create.f90 write_snapshot.f90
+  ccw_orient.f90 write_eddy.f90 set_all_extr.f90 complete_ssh.f90)
 target_link_libraries(inst_eddies PRIVATE Contour_531::contour_531
   Geometry::geometry NetCDF95::netcdf95 Shapelib_03::shapelib_03
   Numer_Rec_95::numer_rec_95 Jumble::jumble NetCDF_Fortran::netcdff)
@@ -19,19 +18,17 @@ configure_file(inst_eddies_Aviso.py . COPYONLY FILE_PERMISSIONS
 # Tests:
 add_subdirectory(Tests)
 target_sources(test_get_1_outerm PRIVATE get_1_outerm.f90 good_contour.f90
-  config.f90 input_ssh.f90 get_var.f90 shpc_create.f90 write_eddy.f90
-  ccw_orient.f90)
+  config.f90 input_ssh.f90 shpc_create.f90 write_eddy.f90 ccw_orient.f90)
 target_sources(test_good_contour PRIVATE good_contour.f90)
-target_sources(test_mean_speed PRIVATE mean_speed.f90 input_ssh.f90 get_var.f90
-  config.f90)
+target_sources(test_mean_speed PRIVATE mean_speed.f90 input_ssh.f90 config.f90)
 target_sources(test_nearby_extr PRIVATE nearby_extr.f90)
 target_sources(test_local_extrema PRIVATE local_extrema.f90)
 target_sources(test_set_max_speed PRIVATE set_max_speed.f90 good_contour.f90
-  mean_speed.f90 get_var.f90 config.f90 input_ssh.f90 shpc_create.f90
-  ccw_orient.f90 write_eddy.f90 complete_ssh.f90)
+  mean_speed.f90 config.f90 input_ssh.f90 shpc_create.f90 ccw_orient.f90
+  write_eddy.f90 complete_ssh.f90)
 target_sources(test_write_null PRIVATE shpc_create.f90)
 target_sources(test_complete_ssh PRIVATE complete_ssh.f90)
-target_sources(examine_eddy PRIVATE config.f90 input_ssh.f90 get_var.f90
-  shpc_create.f90 set_all_extr.f90 local_extrema.f90 write_eddy.f90
-  set_contours.f90 get_1_outerm.f90 ccw_orient.f90 good_contour.f90
-  set_max_speed.f90 complete_ssh.f90 mean_speed.f90)
+target_sources(examine_eddy PRIVATE config.f90 input_ssh.f90 shpc_create.f90
+  set_all_extr.f90 local_extrema.f90 write_eddy.f90 set_contours.f90
+  get_1_outerm.f90 ccw_orient.f90 good_contour.f90 set_max_speed.f90
+  complete_ssh.f90 mean_speed.f90)
diff --git a/Inst_eddies/get_var.f90 b/Inst_eddies/get_var.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index be5c7b7da9e7a4d57e7fa3ba7dc5d29d24ba5200..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Inst_eddies/get_var.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-module get_var_m
-
-  implicit none
-
-contains
-
-  subroutine get_var(periodic, max_rad_lon, values, ncid, nlon, name, &
-       new_fill_value)
-
-    ! Read a NetCDF variable, change the missing value and extend it
-    ! in longitude if periodic.
-
-    ! Libraries:
-    use netcdf95, only: nf95_inq_varid, nf95_get_var, nf95_get_missing
-
-    logical, intent(in):: periodic ! grid is periodic in longitude
-    
-    integer, intent(in):: max_rad_lon ! maximum radius of an eddy in
-    ! longitude, in number of grid points, used only if periodic
-
-    real, intent(out):: values(1 - merge(max_rad_lon, 0, periodic):, :)
-    ! (1 - merge(max_rad_lon, 0, periodic):nlon + merge(max_rad_lon,
-    ! 0, periodic), nlat) ssh, u or v. We cannot place this argument
-    ! first because the declaration references max_rad_lon and
-    ! periodic.
-
-    integer, intent(in):: ncid, nlon
-    character(len = *), intent(in):: name ! of NetCDF variable
-    real, intent(in):: new_fill_value
-
-    ! Local:
-    integer varid
-    real Fill_Value
-
-    !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    call nf95_inq_varid(ncid, name, varid)
-    call nf95_get_var(ncid, varid, values(1:nlon, :))
-    call nf95_get_missing(ncid, varid, Fill_Value)
-
-    ! Change the missing value:
-    where (values(1:nlon, :) == Fill_Value) values(1:nlon, :) = new_fill_value
-
-    if (periodic) then
-       ! Extend in longitude:
-       values(1 - max_rad_lon:0, :) &
-            = values(nlon + 1 - max_rad_lon:nlon, :)
-       values(nlon + 1:nlon + max_rad_lon, :) = values(1:max_rad_lon, :)
-    end if
-
-  end subroutine get_var
-
-end module get_var_m
diff --git a/Inst_eddies/input_ssh.f90 b/Inst_eddies/input_ssh.f90
index 674de64d0af4688282f551d195ca2be8241b7318..e1c04196bc188ef7dcc61f820ac124c9443d2eeb 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/input_ssh.f90
+++ b/Inst_eddies/input_ssh.f90
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ contains
          nf95_get_var, nf95_close, nf95_nowrite
 
     use config_m, only: max_radius_deg
-    use get_var_m, only: get_var
 
     real, intent(out):: step(:) ! (2) longitude and latitude steps, in rad
 
@@ -156,4 +155,52 @@ contains
 
   end subroutine input_ssh
 
+  !*********************************************************************
+
+  subroutine get_var(periodic, max_rad_lon, values, ncid, nlon, name, &
+       new_fill_value)
+
+    ! Read a NetCDF variable, change the missing value and extend it
+    ! in longitude if periodic.
+
+    ! Libraries:
+    use netcdf95, only: nf95_inq_varid, nf95_get_var, nf95_get_missing
+
+    logical, intent(in):: periodic ! grid is periodic in longitude
+
+    integer, intent(in):: max_rad_lon ! maximum radius of an eddy in
+    ! longitude, in number of grid points, used only if periodic
+
+    real, intent(out):: values(1 - merge(max_rad_lon, 0, periodic):, :)
+    ! (1 - merge(max_rad_lon, 0, periodic):nlon + merge(max_rad_lon,
+    ! 0, periodic), nlat) ssh, u or v. We cannot place this argument
+    ! first because the declaration references max_rad_lon and
+    ! periodic.
+
+    integer, intent(in):: ncid, nlon
+    character(len = *), intent(in):: name ! of NetCDF variable
+    real, intent(in):: new_fill_value
+
+    ! Local:
+    integer varid
+    real Fill_Value
+
+    !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    call nf95_inq_varid(ncid, name, varid)
+    call nf95_get_var(ncid, varid, values(1:nlon, :))
+    call nf95_get_missing(ncid, varid, Fill_Value)
+
+    ! Change the missing value:
+    where (values(1:nlon, :) == Fill_Value) values(1:nlon, :) = new_fill_value
+
+    if (periodic) then
+       ! Extend in longitude:
+       values(1 - max_rad_lon:0, :) &
+            = values(nlon + 1 - max_rad_lon:nlon, :)
+       values(nlon + 1:nlon + max_rad_lon, :) = values(1:max_rad_lon, :)
+    end if
+
+  end subroutine get_var
+
 end module input_ssh_m