diff --git a/src/prognostic_equations/hyperdiffusion.jl b/src/prognostic_equations/hyperdiffusion.jl
index ce2389c69a2..c7a886184d6 100644
--- a/src/prognostic_equations/hyperdiffusion.jl
+++ b/src/prognostic_equations/hyperdiffusion.jl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ NVTX.@annotate function hyperdiffusion_tendency!(Yₜ, Y, p, t)
     diffuse_tke = use_prognostic_tke(turbconv_model)
     ᶜJ = Fields.local_geometry_field(Y.c).J
     point_type = eltype(Fields.coordinate_field(Y.c))
-    (; do_dss, ᶜp, ᶜspecific, ᶜ∇²uₕ, ᶜ∇²uᵥ, ᶜ∇²u, ᶜ∇²specific_energy) = p
+    (; do_dss, ᶜp, ᶜspecific, ᶜ∇²u, ᶜ∇²specific_energy) = p
     if turbconv_model isa EDMFX
         (;
             ᶜρa⁰,