diff --git a/dune/gfe/rotation.hh b/dune/gfe/rotation.hh
index f60d0c04eaa33b26996c28cc5c08d1f938285294..28fc70f393ec914bc6a05f81d37988c341cade16 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/rotation.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/rotation.hh
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ public:
 
         // transform coordinates
         TangentVector tang;
-        tang = 0;
         basis.mv(vQuat,tang);
 
         return tang;