diff --git a/biogeophys/FatesPlantHydraulicsMod.F90 b/biogeophys/FatesPlantHydraulicsMod.F90
index dadfe65391..58babee43a 100644
--- a/biogeophys/FatesPlantHydraulicsMod.F90
+++ b/biogeophys/FatesPlantHydraulicsMod.F90
@@ -4457,7 +4457,7 @@ subroutine shellGeom(l_aroot, rs1, area_site, dz, r_out_shell, r_node_shell, v_s
      ! r_node_shell(1:nshells) = 0
      ! v_shell(1:k) = 0 
 
-    end if ! end line 4439
+    end if 
 
     return
   end subroutine shellGeom