diff --git a/src/julian_date.c b/src/julian_date.c
index 06db3be2ed5452ff18d89629517e40aae5c3cbca..602a601b4540b2b21c92f90c9141d54512f6bbe4 100644
--- a/src/julian_date.c
+++ b/src/julian_date.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ secofday_decode(double secondOfDay)
 {
   CdiTime time;
 
-//  const int fullSeconds = (int) secondOfDay;
   const long fullSeconds = (long) secondOfDay;
 
   time.ms = (int) lround((secondOfDay - fullSeconds) * 1000);