diff --git a/cicecore/drivers/direct/hadgem3/CICE_RunMod.F90 b/cicecore/drivers/direct/hadgem3/CICE_RunMod.F90
index 651e2663e..d16b1b2a4 100644
--- a/cicecore/drivers/direct/hadgem3/CICE_RunMod.F90
+++ b/cicecore/drivers/direct/hadgem3/CICE_RunMod.F90
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ subroutine ice_step
          ! wave fracture of the floe size distribution
          ! note this is called outside of the dynamics subcycling loop
          if (tr_fsd .and. wave_spec) call step_dyn_wave(dt)
-+
+
          do k = 1, ndtd
 
             ! momentum, stress, transport