diff --git a/DynamicModel.cc b/DynamicModel.cc
index 8fca4269..78be858b 100644
--- a/DynamicModel.cc
+++ b/DynamicModel.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ DynamicModel::DynamicModel(SymbolTable &symbol_table_arg,
     max_exo_det_lag(0), max_exo_det_lead(0),
     dynJacobianColsNbr(0),
     cutoff(1e-15),
-    markowitz(0.7),
     mfs(0),
     block_triangular(symbol_table_arg, num_constants_arg)
 {
diff --git a/DynamicModel.hh b/DynamicModel.hh
index 9ddbada8..f1b5dbfc 100644
--- a/DynamicModel.hh
+++ b/DynamicModel.hh
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ public:
   virtual NodeID AddVariable(const string &name, int lag = 0);
   //! Absolute value under which a number is considered to be zero
   double cutoff;
-  //! The weight of the Markowitz criteria to determine the pivot in the linear solver (simul_NG1 and simul_NG from bytecode.cc)
-  double markowitz;
   //! Compute the minimum feedback set in the dynamic model:
   /*!   0 : all endogenous variables are considered as feedback variables
         1 : the variables belonging to non normalized equation are considered as feedback variables
diff --git a/StaticDllModel.cc b/StaticDllModel.cc
index e7ad4238..73cb0861 100644
--- a/StaticDllModel.cc
+++ b/StaticDllModel.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ StaticDllModel::StaticDllModel(SymbolTable &symbol_table_arg,
     max_exo_det_lag(0), max_exo_det_lead(0),
     dynJacobianColsNbr(0),
     cutoff(1e-15),
-    markowitz(0.7),
     mfs(0),
     block_triangular(symbol_table_arg, num_constants_arg)
 {
diff --git a/StaticDllModel.hh b/StaticDllModel.hh
index ab700730..465292e6 100644
--- a/StaticDllModel.hh
+++ b/StaticDllModel.hh
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ public:
   virtual NodeID AddVariable(const string &name, int lag = 0);
   //! Absolute value under which a number is considered to be zero
   double cutoff;
-  //! The weight of the Markowitz criteria to determine the pivot in the linear solver (simul_NG1 and simul_NG from simulate.cc)
-  double markowitz;
   //! Compute the minimum feedback set in the static model:
   /*!   0 : all endogenous variables are considered as feedback variables
 				1 : the variables belonging to a non linear equation are considered as feedback variables