Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.js
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.js	(revision 19856)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.js	(revision 19857)
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@
 		//should we interpolate forcings between timesteps?
 		this.interp_forcings=1;
-
-		//In years by default
-		this.in_years = 1;
-
 	}// }}}
 	this.disp= function(){// {{{
 		console.log(sprintf('   timestepping parameters:'));
 
-		if(this.in_years) unit = 'yr';
-		else unit = 's';
+		unit = 'yr';
 		fielddisplay(this,'start_time','simulation starting time ['+ unit + ']');
 		fielddisplay(this,'final_time','final time to stop the simulation ['+ unit + ']');
@@ -35,6 +30,4 @@
 		fielddisplay(this,'cfl_coefficient','coefficient applied to cfl condition');
 		fielddisplay(this,'interp_forcings','interpolate in time between requested forcing values ? (0 or 1)');
-		fielddisplay(this,'in_years','time unit, 1: years, 0: seconds');
-
 
 	}// }}}
@@ -58,6 +51,5 @@
 
 			var scale;
-			if (this.in_years) scale = 365.0*24.0*3600.0;
-			else scale = 1.;
+			scale = 365.0*24.0*3600.0;
 			
 			WriteData(fid,'object',this,'fieldname','start_time','format','Double','scale',scale);
@@ -77,5 +69,4 @@
 	this.cfl_coefficient = 0.;
 	this.interp_forcings = 1;
-	this.in_years        = 1;
 
 	this.setdefaultparameters();
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.m	(revision 19856)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.m	(revision 19857)
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@
 		cfl_coefficient = 0.;
 		interp_forcings = 1;
-		in_years        = 1;
 	end
 	methods
@@ -51,7 +50,4 @@
 			%should we interpolate forcings between timesteps?
 			self.interp_forcings=1;
-
-			%In years by default
-			self.in_years = 1;
 		end % }}}
 		function md = checkconsistency(self,md,solution,analyses) % {{{
@@ -70,9 +66,5 @@
 			disp(sprintf('   timestepping parameters:'));
 
-			if(self.in_years)
-				unit = 'yr';
-			else
-				unit = 's';
-			end
+			unit = 'yr';
 			fielddisplay(self,'start_time',['simulation starting time [' unit ']']);
 			fielddisplay(self,'final_time',['final time to stop the simulation [' unit ']']);
@@ -81,14 +73,9 @@
 			fielddisplay(self,'cfl_coefficient','coefficient applied to cfl condition');
 			fielddisplay(self,'interp_forcings','interpolate in time between requested forcing values ? (0 or 1)');
-			fielddisplay(self,'in_years','time unit, 1: years, 0: seconds');
 
 		end % }}}
 		function marshall(self,md,fid) % {{{
 
-			if self.in_years,
-				scale = 365.0*24.0*3600.0;
-			else
-				scale = 1.;
-			end
+			scale = 365.0*24.0*3600.0;
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'fieldname','start_time','format','Double','scale',scale);
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'fieldname','final_time','format','Double','scale',scale);