diff --git a/run_chain.py b/run_chain.py
index ea58f9aa..2a6a43b0 100755
--- a/run_chain.py
+++ b/run_chain.py
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ def main():
         # Load configs
         cfg = Config(casename)
 
-        # Make ntry a Config variable
-        cfg.ntry = args.ntry
-
         # Convert relative to absolute paths
         cfg.convert_paths_to_absolute()