diff --git a/start_coupled.R b/start_coupled.R
index f9fff54df..8cd2e86cd 100644
--- a/start_coupled.R
+++ b/start_coupled.R
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ start_coupled <- function(path_remind, path_magpie, cfg_rem, cfg_mag, runname, m
   cfg_mag <- check_config(cfg_mag, file.path(path_magpie, "config", "default.cfg"), file.path(path_magpie,"modules"))
   cfg_mag$sequential <- TRUE
   cfg_mag$force_replace <- TRUE
-  cfg_mag$output     <- c("rds_report") # ,"remind","report") # rds_report: MAgPIE4; remind,report: MAgPIE3 (glo.modelstat.csv)
   # if provided use ghg prices for land (MAgPIE) from a different REMIND run than the one MAgPIE runs coupled to
   use_external_ghgprices <- ifelse(is.na(cfg_mag$path_to_report_ghgprices), FALSE, TRUE)