Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 25471)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 25472)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 	/*parameters: */
-	IssmDouble finaltime,dt,yts,starttime;
+	IssmDouble finaltime,dt,yts;
 	bool       isoceancoupling,iscontrol,isautodiff,isgroundingline,isslr;
 	bool       save_results,dakota_analysis;
@@ -46,5 +46,4 @@
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&time,TimeEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&finaltime,TimesteppingFinalTimeEnum);
-	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&starttime,TimesteppingStartTimeEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&yts,ConstantsYtsEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_analysis,QmuIsdakotaEnum);
@@ -75,5 +74,4 @@
 	DataSet* dependent_objects=NULL;
 	if(iscontrol && isautodiff){
-		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(starttime,TimeEnum); /*FIXME: DO WE REALLY NEED THIS?*/
 		femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dependent_objects,AutodiffDependentObjectsEnum);
 	}
@@ -280,5 +278,5 @@
 
 	/*parameters: */
-	IssmDouble finaltime,dt,yts,starttime;
+	IssmDouble finaltime,dt,yts;
 	bool       isoceancoupling,iscontrol,isautodiff,isgroundingline,isslr;
 	bool       save_results,dakota_analysis;
@@ -303,5 +301,4 @@
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&time,TimeEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&finaltime,TimesteppingFinalTimeEnum);
-	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&starttime,TimesteppingStartTimeEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&yts,ConstantsYtsEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_analysis,QmuIsdakotaEnum);
@@ -320,5 +317,4 @@
 	DataSet*    dependent_objects=NULL;
 	if(iscontrol){
-		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(starttime,TimeEnum);
 		femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dependent_objects,AutodiffDependentObjectsEnum);
 	}