diff --git a/src/io.F90 b/src/io.F90
index 399f687..0489e73 100644
--- a/src/io.F90
+++ b/src/io.F90
@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ module io
 !
   integer(kind=4)   , save :: rtoplev = 1, nfiles = 1
 
-! the coefficient related to the difference between the maximum level stored in
-! the restart file and set through the configuration file
-!
-  integer(kind=4)   , save :: ucor = 1, dcor = 1
-
 ! array of pointer used during job restart
 !
   type(pointer_meta), dimension(:), allocatable, save :: block_array
@@ -1578,16 +1573,6 @@ module io
       call finalize_coordinates(ierr)
       call initialize_coordinates(.false., ierr)
 
-! calculate a factor to rescale the block coordinates
-!
-      dcor = 2**(toplev - maxlev)
-
-    else
-
-! calculate a factor to rescale the block coordinates
-!
-      ucor = 2**(maxlev - lmaxlev)
-
     end if
 
 ! allocate space for seeds
@@ -2140,15 +2125,6 @@ module io
       call read_array(gid, 'corners', nm(1:4), corners(:,:,:,:))
 #endif /* NDIMS == 3 */
 
-! check if the maximum level has been changed, is so, rescale block coordinates
-!
-      if (dcor .gt. 1) then
-        cor(:,:) = cor(:,:) / dcor
-      end if
-      if (ucor .gt. 1) then
-        cor(:,:) = cor(:,:) * ucor
-      end if
-
 ! reset the block counter
 !
       l = 0