diff --git a/base/modules/psb_desc_type.f90 b/base/modules/psb_desc_type.f90
index e878eed8..6e2370ae 100644
--- a/base/modules/psb_desc_type.f90
+++ b/base/modules/psb_desc_type.f90
@@ -637,103 +637,6 @@ contains
 
     call desc%destroy()
 
-!!$    if (desc%is_valid()) then 
-!!$      ictxt=psb_cd_get_context(desc)
-!!$      
-!!$      call psb_info(ictxt, me, np)
-!!$      !     ....verify blacs grid correctness..
-!!$      if (np == -1) then
-!!$        info = psb_err_context_error_
-!!$        call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$        goto 9999
-!!$      endif
-!!$    else
-!!$      ictxt = -1
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    if (.not.allocated(desc%halo_index)) then
-!!$      info=298
-!!$      call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$      goto 9999
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    !deallocate halo_index field
-!!$    deallocate(desc%halo_index,stat=info)
-!!$    if (info /= psb_success_) then
-!!$      info=2053
-!!$      call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$      goto 9999
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    if (.not.allocated(desc%bnd_elem)) then
-!!$! !$    info=296
-!!$! !$    call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$! !$    goto 9999
-!!$! !$  end if
-!!$    else
-!!$      !deallocate halo_index field
-!!$      deallocate(desc%bnd_elem,stat=info)
-!!$      if (info /= psb_success_) then
-!!$        info=2054
-!!$        call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$        goto 9999
-!!$      end if
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    if (.not.allocated(desc%ovrlap_index)) then
-!!$      info=299
-!!$      call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$      goto 9999
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    !deallocate ovrlap_index  field
-!!$    deallocate(desc%ovrlap_index,stat=info)
-!!$    if (info /= psb_success_) then
-!!$      info=2055
-!!$      call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$      goto 9999
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    !deallocate ovrlap_elem  field
-!!$    deallocate(desc%ovrlap_elem,stat=info)
-!!$    if (info /= psb_success_) then 
-!!$      info=2056
-!!$      call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$      goto 9999
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    !deallocate ovrlap_index  field
-!!$    deallocate(desc%ovr_mst_idx,stat=info)
-!!$    if (info /= psb_success_) then
-!!$      info=2055
-!!$      call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$      goto 9999
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$
-!!$    if (allocated(desc%lprm)) &
-!!$         & deallocate(desc%lprm,stat=info)
-!!$    if (info /= psb_success_) then 
-!!$      info=2057
-!!$      call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$      goto 9999
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    if (allocated(desc%indxmap)) then 
-!!$      call desc%indxmap%free()
-!!$      deallocate(desc%indxmap, stat=info)
-!!$    end if
-!!$    if (allocated(desc%idx_space)) then 
-!!$      deallocate(desc%idx_space,stat=info)
-!!$      if (info /= psb_success_) then 
-!!$        info=2056
-!!$        call psb_errpush(info,name)
-!!$        goto 9999
-!!$      end if
-!!$    end if
-!!$
-!!$    call desc%nullify()
-
     call psb_erractionrestore(err_act)
     return