Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 23086)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 23087)
@@ -1060,10 +1060,9 @@
 		/*Most of the time the last checked segment is the closest so start with that one*/
 		if(last>0){
-			dmin = sqrt(pow(allsegmentlist[4*last+0] - x,2) + pow(y-allsegmentlist[4*last+1],2));
+			dmin = pow(allsegmentlist[4*last+0] - x,2) + pow(y-allsegmentlist[4*last+1],2);
 		}
 		else{
 			dmin = 1.e+50;
 		}
-		dmin = 1.e+50;
 
 		for(int i=0;i<numseg;i++){