diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Analysis/stat_SHPC.py b/Inst_eddies/Analysis/stat_SHPC.py
index 090d946157eea4f3807582eb3c03cc481a87f217..1d7a002057c9fd7eb2fa8fc372278782ba4082d9 100755
--- a/Inst_eddies/Analysis/stat_SHPC.py
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Analysis/stat_SHPC.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ parser.add_argument("SHPC")
 parser.add_argument("orientation", choices = ["Anticyclones", "Cyclones"])
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-n_outer = 0
 n_points = 0
 n_valid_speed = 0
 
@@ -26,16 +25,11 @@ with shapefile.Reader(path.join(args.SHPC, "Slice_0", args.orientation,
         l = len(shape_rec_outer.shape.points)
         n_points += l
 
-        if shape_rec_outer.record.r_eq_area >= 0: n_outer += 1
-
         if rec_extr.speed != 1e4:
             n_valid_speed += 1
 
 print("number of extrema of SSH:", n_extr, "\n")
 
-print("number of outermost contours (outermost contour found, but may be with "
-      "sufficient area or not):", n_outer)
-
 print("average number of points of outermost contour per extremum:",
       n_points / n_extr, "\n")
 print("number of valid speed values:", n_valid_speed)