diff --git a/matlab/dr1.m b/matlab/dr1.m
index f244ee1f009d8d33bab7e0bbcf2af738663978ce..562ef7e90c56258e03d1aae2ac3b88862b3b410b 100644
--- a/matlab/dr1.m
+++ b/matlab/dr1.m
@@ -368,11 +368,6 @@ else  % use original Dynare solver
         if ~exist('OCTAVE_VERSION')
             dr.eigval = eig(e,d);
         end
-        for i=1:nd
-            if abs(ss(i,i)) < 1e-6 && abs(tt(i,i)) < 1e-6
-                info(1) = 7;
-            end
-        end
         return
     end