diff --git a/src/grid.c b/src/grid.c
index b9b5627ab9ea6f5ca90509ace03d948660154a4d..0eb2f7be93787df8b7767312bde6c362c7a8a661 100644
--- a/src/grid.c
+++ b/src/grid.c
@@ -187,10 +187,9 @@ grid_free_components(grid_t *gridptr)
   cdiDeleteVarKeys(&(gridptr->x.keys));
   cdiDeleteVarKeys(&(gridptr->y.keys));
   cdiDeleteVarKeys(&(gridptr->keys));
-  /*
+
   int gridID = gridptr->self;
   if (gridID != CDI_UNDEFID) cdiDeleteAtts(gridID, CDI_GLOBAL);
-  */
 }
 
 void