diff --git a/src/fabm.F90 b/src/fabm.F90
index 3a51e4ef..4c741481 100644
--- a/src/fabm.F90
+++ b/src/fabm.F90
@@ -401,8 +401,6 @@ function fabm_create_model(path, initialize, settings, unit) result(model)
       call fabm_initialize_library()
 
       allocate(model)
-      model%root%parameters%path = ''
-      model%root%couplings%path = ''
       if (present(settings)) then
          call model%settings%take_values(settings)
       else