diff --git a/get_init.py b/get_init.py
index feb833688b28dfc8fd4b832b0b817df7c0102ecf..144714ced66216d83594ad7bbb169677e63e5c81 100644
--- a/get_init.py
+++ b/get_init.py
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ def get_init(spd, T, SST, lat, hum, P, Rl, Rs, cskin, skin, wl, gust, L, tol,
     elif (np.all(gust == None) and (meth == "UA" or meth == "ecmwf" or
                                     meth == "Beljaars")):
         gust = [1, 1, 1000]
-    elif (np.all(gust == None) and (meth == "YT96")):
-        gust = [0, 0, 0]
     elif np.all(gust == None):
         gust = [1, 1.2, 800]
     elif ((np.size(gust) < 3) and (gust == 0)):