diff --git a/model/src/w3gdatmd.F90 b/model/src/w3gdatmd.F90
index 7bc5e2f30..697a92440 100644
--- a/model/src/w3gdatmd.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3gdatmd.F90
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ SUBROUTINE W3GNTX ( IMOD, NDSE, NDST )
     !/
   END SUBROUTINE W3GNTX
   !/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- /
-  SUBROUTINE W3DIMUG  ( IMOD, MTRI, MX, COUNTOTA, NNZ, NDSE, NDST )
+  SUBROUTINE W3DIMUG  ( IMOD, MTRI, MX, COUNTOTA, NDSE, NDST )
     !/
     !/                  +-----------------------------------+
     !/                  | WAVEWATCH-III           NOAA/NCEP |
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ SUBROUTINE W3DIMUG  ( IMOD, MTRI, MX, COUNTOTA, NNZ, NDSE, NDST )
     !/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- /
     !/ Parameter list
     !/
-    INTEGER, INTENT(IN)     :: IMOD, MTRI, MX, COUNTOTA, NNZ, NDSE, NDST
+    INTEGER, INTENT(IN)     :: IMOD, MTRI, MX, COUNTOTA, NDSE, NDST
     INTEGER                 :: IAPROC = 1
     !/
     !/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- /
@@ -3209,7 +3209,6 @@ SUBROUTINE W3DIMUG  ( IMOD, MTRI, MX, COUNTOTA, NNZ, NDSE, NDST )
          GRIDS(IMOD)%IE_CELL(COUNTOTA),                     &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%POS_CELL(COUNTOTA),                    &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%IAA(NX+1),                             &
-         GRIDS(IMOD)%JAA(NNZ),                              &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%POSI(3,COUNTOTA),                      &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%I_DIAG(NX),                            &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%JA_IE(3,3,MTRI),                       &
diff --git a/model/src/w3iogrmd.F90 b/model/src/w3iogrmd.F90
index 4f211402d..209db7513 100644
--- a/model/src/w3iogrmd.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3iogrmd.F90
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ SUBROUTINE W3IOGR ( INXOUT, NDSM, IMOD, FEXT &
              B_JGS_NLEVEL,                                    &
              B_JGS_SOURCE_NONLINEAR
         IF (.NOT. GUGINIT) THEN
-          CALL W3DIMUG ( IGRD, NTRI, NX, COUNTOT, NNZ, NDSE, NDST )
+          CALL W3DIMUG ( IGRD, NTRI, NX, COUNTOT, NDSE, NDST )
         END IF
         call print_memcheck(memunit, 'memcheck_____:'//' WIOGR SECTION 5')
 
diff --git a/model/src/w3profsmd_pdlib.F90 b/model/src/w3profsmd_pdlib.F90
index 6759fb53e..c8e0ee348 100644
--- a/model/src/w3profsmd_pdlib.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3profsmd_pdlib.F90
@@ -7361,7 +7361,6 @@ SUBROUTINE DEALLOCATE_PDLIB_GLOBAL(IMOD)
          GRIDS(IMOD)%IE_CELL,    &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%POS_CELL,   &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%IAA,        &
-         GRIDS(IMOD)%JAA,        &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%POSI,       &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%I_DIAG,     &
          GRIDS(IMOD)%JA_IE,      &
diff --git a/model/src/w3triamd.F90 b/model/src/w3triamd.F90
index 9fac503b6..28c3a1128 100644
--- a/model/src/w3triamd.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3triamd.F90
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ SUBROUTINE READMSH(NDS,FNAME)
     !count points connections to allocate array in W3DIMUG
     !
     CALL COUNT(TRIGPTMP2)
-    CALL W3DIMUG ( 1, NTRI, NX, COUNTOT, NNZ, NDSE, NDST )
+    CALL W3DIMUG ( 1, NTRI, NX, COUNTOT, NDSE, NDST )
     !
     ! fills arrays
     !
@@ -362,11 +362,9 @@ SUBROUTINE READMSH(NDS,FNAME)
     CALL COORDMAX
 
 #ifdef W3_PDLIB
-    IF(.false.) THEN
-#endif
-      CALL AREA_SI(1)
-#ifdef W3_PDLIB
-    ENDIF
+    NNZ=0 ! initialize value written to mod_def
+#else
+    CALL AREA_SI(1)
 #endif
     !
     CLOSE(NDS)