diff --git a/src/coreComponents/fieldSpecification/FieldSpecificationManager.hpp b/src/coreComponents/fieldSpecification/FieldSpecificationManager.hpp
index 769a50660c..cd96cc743b 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/fieldSpecification/FieldSpecificationManager.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/fieldSpecification/FieldSpecificationManager.hpp
@@ -258,14 +258,7 @@ FieldSpecificationManager::
               string const & targetField )
   {
 
-    if (fs.isScaling())
-    {
-      fs.applyFieldValue< FieldSpecificationMultiply, POLICY >( targetSet, time, targetGroup, targetField );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      fs.applyFieldValue< FieldSpecificationEqual, POLICY >( targetSet, time, targetGroup, targetField );
-    }
+    fs.applyFieldValue< FieldSpecificationEqual, POLICY >( targetSet, time, targetGroup, targetField );
     lambda( fs, targetSet );
   } );
 }
@@ -289,14 +282,8 @@ FieldSpecificationManager::
               string const & targetField )
   {
     preLambda( fs, targetSet );
-    if (fs.isScaling())
-    {
-      fs.applyFieldValue< FieldSpecificationMultiply, POLICY >( targetSet, time, targetGroup, targetField );
-    }
-    else{
-      fs.applyFieldValue< FieldSpecificationEqual, POLICY >( targetSet, time, targetGroup, targetField );
-    }
-    postLambda( fs, targetSet );
+    fs.applyFieldValue< FieldSpecificationEqual, POLICY >( targetSet, time, targetGroup, targetField );
+
   } );
 }