diff --git a/base/tools/psb_cdrep.f90 b/base/tools/psb_cdrep.f90
index b5e76c48..974ef45b 100644
--- a/base/tools/psb_cdrep.f90
+++ b/base/tools/psb_cdrep.f90
@@ -175,25 +175,6 @@ subroutine psb_cdrep(m, ictxt, desc, info)
 
   !count local rows number
   ! allocate work vector
-!!$  allocate(desc%matrix_data(psb_mdata_size_),&
-!!$       &   desc%ovrlap_elem(0,3),stat=info)
-!!$  if (info /= psb_success_) then     
-!!$    info=psb_err_alloc_request_
-!!$    int_err(1)=2*m+psb_mdata_size_+1
-!!$    call psb_errpush(info,name,i_err=int_err,a_err='integer')
-!!$    goto 9999
-!!$  endif
-!!$  ! If the index space is replicated there's no point in not having 
-!!$  ! the full map on the current process. 
-!!$
-!!$  desc%matrix_data(psb_m_)        = m
-!!$  desc%matrix_data(psb_n_)        = n
-!!$  desc%matrix_data(psb_n_row_)    = m
-!!$  desc%matrix_data(psb_n_col_)    = n
-!!$  desc%matrix_data(psb_ctxt_)     = ictxt
-!!$  call psb_get_mpicomm(ictxt,desc%matrix_data(psb_mpi_c_))
-!!$  desc%matrix_data(psb_dec_type_) = psb_desc_bld_
-
 
   allocate(psb_repl_map :: desc%indxmap, stat=info)
   select type(aa => desc%indxmap)