diff --git a/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90 b/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90
index 4b9e3909b..9c7f6897b 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ subroutine set_scale_factors()
 
       m_frag = m_frag / mscale
       rad_frag = rad_frag / rscale
-      rot_frag = rot_frag * tscale
       Qloss = Qloss / Escale
 
       return