diff --git a/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m b/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
index b18444a447b12409ad6a6d357f04613fd9791677..500a3078c9ce09d1edbacf9403e0667db199df23 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ if ~isempty(options_.unit_root_vars)
         bayestopt_.restrict_var_list_nonstationary = ...
             nonzeros(l2(:,bayestopt_.restrict_var_list_nonstationary));
     end
-    options_.lik_init = 3;
 end % if ~isempty(options_.unit_root_vars)
 
 % Test if the data file is declared.