diff --git a/src/BaseBinaryStar.cpp b/src/BaseBinaryStar.cpp
index 16f76870d..0039122c0 100644
--- a/src/BaseBinaryStar.cpp
+++ b/src/BaseBinaryStar.cpp
@@ -2542,10 +2542,6 @@ void BaseBinaryStar::EmitGravitationalWave(const double p_Dt) {
 
     // Update the eccentricity
     m_Eccentricity += m_DeDtGW * p_Dt;
-
-    // Save values as previous timestep
-    m_SemiMajorAxisPrev = m_SemiMajorAxis;
-    m_EccentricityPrev = m_Eccentricity;
 }