diff --git a/src/share/util/shr_pio_mod.F90 b/src/share/util/shr_pio_mod.F90
index 2bc81019c64..2c11bb9b98e 100644
--- a/src/share/util/shr_pio_mod.F90
+++ b/src/share/util/shr_pio_mod.F90
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ subroutine shr_pio_init2(comp_id, comp_name, comp_iamin, comp_comm, comp_comm_ia
     allocate(iosystems(total_comps))
 
     if(pio_async_interface) then
-#ifdef PIO1
        call pio_init(total_comps,mpi_comm_world, comp_comm, io_comm, iosystems)
        do i=1,total_comps
          ret =  pio_set_rearr_opts(iosystems(i), pio_rearr_opt_comm_type,&
@@ -194,10 +193,6 @@ subroutine shr_pio_init2(comp_id, comp_name, comp_iamin, comp_comm, comp_comm_ia
             write(shr_log_unit,*) "ERROR: Setting rearranger options failed"
          end if
        end do
-
-#else
-       call pio_init(total_comps,mpi_comm_world, comp_comm, io_comm, iosystems)
-#endif
        i=1
     else
        do i=1,total_comps