Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.m	(revision 25580)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.m	(revision 25581)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 	properties (SetAccess=public) 
 		name                 = '';
-		type                 = '';
 		fos_reverse_index    = NaN;
 		exp                  = '';
@@ -21,5 +20,4 @@
 
 			self.name=getfieldvalue(options,'name','');
-			self.type=getfieldvalue(options,'type','');
 			self.exp=getfieldvalue(options,'exp','');
 			self.segments=getfieldvalue(options,'segments',[]);
@@ -65,6 +63,4 @@
 
 			fielddisplay(self,'name','variable name (must match corresponding String)');
-			fielddisplay(self,'type','type of variable (''vertex'' or ''scalar'')');
-
 			if ~isnan(self.fos_reverse_index),
 				fielddisplay(self,'fos_reverse_index','index for fos_reverse driver of ADOLC');
@@ -76,12 +72,4 @@
 
 		end % }}}
-		function scalar=typetoscalar(self) % {{{
-			if strcmpi(self.type,'scalar'),
-				scalar=0;
-			elseif strcmpi(self.type,'vertex'),
-				scalar=1;
-			end
-
-		end % }}}
 	end
 end
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.py	(revision 25580)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.py	(revision 25581)
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@
     def __init__(self, *args):  # {{{
         self.name = ''
-        self.type = ''
         self.fos_reverse_index = float('NaN')
         self.exp = ''
@@ -31,5 +30,4 @@
 
         self.name = options.getfieldvalue('name', '')
-        self.type = options.getfieldvalue('type', '')
         self.exp = options.getfieldvalue('exp', '')
         self.segments = options.getfieldvalue('segments', [])
@@ -46,10 +44,8 @@
             self.segments = MeshProfileIntersection(mesh.elements, mesh.x, mesh.y, self.exp)[0]
     # }}}
-
     def __repr__(self):  # {{{
         s = "   dependent variable:\n"
 
         s += "%s\n" % fielddisplay(self, 'name', "variable name (must match corresponding String)")
-        s += "%s\n" % fielddisplay(self, 'type', "type of variable ('vertex' or 'scalar')")
 
         if not np.isnan(self.fos_reverse_index):
@@ -61,10 +57,8 @@
         return s
     # }}}
-
     def setdefaultparameters(self):  # {{{
         #do nothing
         return self
     # }}}
-
     def checkconsistency(self, md, solution, analyses):  # {{{
         if strcmpi(self.name, 'MassFlux'):
@@ -82,11 +76,2 @@
         return md
     # }}}
-
-    def typetoscalar(self):  # {{{
-        if strcmpi(self.type, 'scalar'):
-            scalar = 0
-        elif strcmpi(self.type, 'vertex'):
-            scalar = 1
-
-        return scalar
-    # }}}