diff --git a/met/data/wrappers/read_tmp_dataplane.py b/met/data/wrappers/read_tmp_dataplane.py
index e21c17ba3f..c6f8f57a9c 100644
--- a/met/data/wrappers/read_tmp_dataplane.py
+++ b/met/data/wrappers/read_tmp_dataplane.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
         grid[grid_attr] = attr_val
     else:
         met_attrs[attr] = attr_val
-grid['nx'], grid['ny'] = int(grid['nx']), int(grid['ny'])
 met_attrs['grid'] = grid
 met_attrs['name'] = met_attrs['name_str']
 del met_attrs['name_str']